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

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    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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      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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      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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        The service: good
        Who it’s backed by and their capricious whims: bad

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          I was hoping that elon wasnt evil. “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Batman.