It may be full of pork, but it will bring fiber internet service to pretty much every address in our rural county. In my opinion, that is an excellent infrastructure expenditure

    Agreed making it available is

    Posted by rbreese on 25th of Oct 2023 at 04:32 pm

    Agreed making it available is wonderful but here in Virginia it will be 200 monthly which is out of the reach of many.

    Could have bought Satellite internet

    Posted by DigiNomad on 25th of Oct 2023 at 04:35 pm

    Could have bought Satellite internet access for the RELATIVELY few people that need internet in the boonies and saved a TON of money compared to running fiber to those locations, which would leave money for other things, like child care.  

    If "Amtrak" is part of one of your nicknames, you might be too old to run the largest economy in the world. Just sayin.

    Comcast put in ground lines 

    Posted by rbreese on 25th of Oct 2023 at 05:01 pm

    Comcast put in ground lines   in our community and offered half price for a year. 

    Would have been great 20

    Posted by DigiNomad on 25th of Oct 2023 at 04:31 pm

    Would have been great 20 years ago. Like always with the Gov, by the time it's completed it will be archaic technology and therefore a waste of money on a comparative basis  (ask Elon Musk about this specific example)

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