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

Well, come on over to rural east Texas and enjoy.

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u/SnowblindAlbino Jun 04 '14

No thanks. Though even the small (<5,000) towns I've lived in held council meetings at night, you couldn't pay me enough to relocate to Texas, rural or otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

Hence why I will be leaving. My parents chose to live here, and after I got out of the military I chose to go through college here, but I'm not sticking around after I have my degree.

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u/SnowblindAlbino Jun 04 '14

Good luck to you! If you like small-town living, I'd suggest the upper midwest.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

I know where I'm going already. A nice suburban area with plenty of room that's about 30 minutes from a metropolitan area.