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White House announces $40 billion in broadband funding (www.theverge.com)
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States will receive at least $100 million

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I live in Romania and I upgraded to a 10Gbps fiber to home $10/month subscription almost 2 years ago. They pulled the fiber wire in my home around late 2013 when I started with a 1Gbps connection.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately for americans our country prefers to compete with africa rather than europe. Its why wireless is becoming a competitor with wired even in major cities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sounds like y'all got competitive ISP markets. in US we got grand corruption... fuck u peasants, this year u pays doubles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There was something that resembled free market anarchy in telecom when internet was brought to Romania, which is why it developed so fast. No big telecom cartels that stifled free enterprise like in the US of A.