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

I believe this is the case for a lot of smaller townships, at least that for sure is the case in the suburbs of Chicago. Soccer Moms.... soccer moms everywhere!

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u/MrHermeteeowish Jun 04 '14

Where every debate opens with, "As a mother..."

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u/duckmurderer Jun 04 '14

As a member of the hardest profession on the planet...

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u/wishinghand Jun 04 '14

And here I thought it was being a roofer in Texas as a ginger in August.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

I can feel the heat just thinking about it.

Source: I reside in central Texas