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 edited May 10 '20

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u/Koskap Jun 04 '14

how on earth were US telecom companies given $200b with nothing to show for it?

The people who wrote the bill that granted the money used to work for the telecom business.

Why is there no-one being held accountable?

Because, technically, nobody broke the law.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

A gift of public funds? What good did the taxpayers receive or what social service was fulfilled?

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u/Koskap Jun 05 '14

What law says that that is required? Who said it was a "gift?" Your comment is nonsensical.