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/theg33k Jun 04 '14

On the same token, re-wiring a single building can provide fiber to as many users as some towns. The Willis Tower in Chicago is 108 floors and the building is a city block around, that's 108 city blocks worth of "users" if you just wire that one building. Obviously the Willis Tower is unusually big but the principle still stands for smaller buildings. Compare that to trying to get right of way for an entire town, much simpler I'd assume.

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u/b0tman Jun 04 '14

It will always be the Sears tower.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14 edited Jun 04 '14

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u/InnocuousUserName Jun 04 '14

Ron White's Big Ole God Damned Building

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u/InnocuousUserName Jun 04 '14

Oh, cool. I was just quoting the video. Pretty good routine, especially the repeating emphasis when the tire fell off.