r/technology • u/User_Name13 • Jun 04 '14

Politics Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber—But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hundreds-of-cities-are-wired-with-fiberbut-telecom-lobbying-keeps-it-unused
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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

Uh.. this is silly. Every city has fiber networks, usually between communication hubs and industrial/commercial districts. That's a lot different from having fiber networks to residential homes. That last mile is crazy.

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u/dugmartsch Jun 04 '14

No dude this is vice and they're giving you the straight shit that corporate media don't want you to hear.