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Buhodeleste t1_iucx5xf wrote

Reply to comment by drawkbox in U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe’s telcos to pay for building the internet by thinkB4WeSpeak

Sounds like we need to make some new laws to straighten that out. Something about only being able to sell bandwidth that the infrastructure can bear. Then strip the leadership of the telecoms of their compensation to pay for it.

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KSRandom195 t1_iudhubl wrote

“The infrastructure can bear what I sold you, but not if you and your neighbor use it at the same time.”

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switch495 t1_iufk0tc wrote

Local public libraries should become ISPs and run givers in their town - and finally create a nice revenge stream to fund the library and pay for enhanced public services in those libraries

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Gloomy-Ad1171 t1_iuge5nn wrote

Chattanooga, TN. They have a county owned power system. Upgraded to “Smart Grid” in the early 2000s and now offer up to 10Gbs home service.

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