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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Definitely seeing that where I live. One of the local electric companies started offering gigabit fiber for $75, where most people were paying a lot more than that for DSL or low quality satellite (which were the only choices before). It's been a huge improvement for those people, and it's forced some of the long stagnant Telco companies to actually compete and start rolling out fiber of their own.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it’s forced some of the long stagnant Telco companies to actually compete and start rolling out fiber of their own.

The fact that they failed to do so of their own volition is reasonable grounds to continue to avoid said Telco even after they've finally deployed fiber.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right, but in my case I'm not actually a customer of the local electric company that offers fiber. However pressure from them got my telco company (the only choice I have besides satellite) to offer me fiber, raising my max speed from 3Mb/s to 1000Mb/s.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Glad things turned out favorable for you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One of the local electric companies

Already leagues ahead of me :(

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Haha, no, just a monopoly, but that does make me appreciate the absurdity of it, thanks. Ironically being off the grid is the only alternative.