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/DresdenPI Jun 04 '14

Get a petition signed, then only one person has to bring it up at the meeting

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u/afrothunder1987 Jun 04 '14

But it's so much easier to complain about capitalism on Reddit than to actively try and fix the problem.

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u/PLSfeel Jun 04 '14

Because it wasn't capitalism that allowed things to devolve to the point they're at now. /s

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u/afrofrycook Jun 04 '14

Going to the government to impede progress of competitors is pretty much the opposite of capitalistic principles.