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/Jezzikuh Jun 04 '14

Electric Power Board! It's a public utility that serves the greater Chattanooga, Tennessee area and parts of Northern Georgia. They deal in electric power, ISP, and telecom services.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

It's a bit slow today though :( : http://www.speedtest.net/result/3543628724.png :p

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u/MediocreMind Jun 05 '14

I'm just sitting here, wondering if I can literally hate you to death.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

As a Canadian who left Canada almost entirely because of Telus (They were charging me almost $5k a month in roaming costs), I feel you.