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Broadband Availability & lies from the major providers
2020-12-17 23:26:17.84199+01 by
Dan Lyke
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The Verge: In 2021, we need to fix America's Internet — We pay twice as much as
Europe for high speeds, assuming we can even get them
In 2009, the US spent $350 million on a “National Broadband Map” that turned
out to be nothing more than a chance for the wolves to guard the
hens: it relied on ISPs like Comcast and AT&T to submit their own data,
which the FCC does not audit. According to the FCC’s map, I have 11 different
broadband providers at my address! But if you break it down:
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