Carvex comments on Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service

Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service::For now this is early access, but "most" customers will get upgraded eventually.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'd settle for DSL in my home town, 20 minutes away from a major city. Satellite is the only option available 😫 why isnt 100% of America connected at this point?

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[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

Because Congress decided not to hold Internet service providers to account for the promises they made in exchange for not paying taxes 25+ years ago.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Because America is massive, and half of the country votes for people who like to privatize everything, and private industry doesn’t make money building thousands of miles of rural infrastructure.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

They only make money agreeing to it and not providing it

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[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago