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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Wed Jan 3, 2018, 11:04 PM Jan 2018

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Fort Collins, CO is moving ahead with a public broadband

A city internet network that embraces Net Neutrality, is fast, and is far less expensive than the corporate thievery talking place.

How can we all get this going on our respective cities?
To hell with the corporate ISP.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/colorado-city-to-build-fiber-broadband-network-with-net-neutrality/

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Fort Collins, CO is moving ahead with a public broadband (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2018 OP

Won't the state -- or the feds -- just pass a law RandomAccess Jan 2018 #1

Ajit Pai, one of the most punchable faces in history mythology Jan 2018 #2

The state won't do it DavidDvorkin Jan 2018 #3

Sounds excellent Cha Jan 2018 #4

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

1. Won't the state -- or the feds -- just pass a law

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 12:25 AM

Jan 2018

outlawing this? I'm pretty sure other cities which have tried to do that have been squelched in their efforts.

mythology

(9,527 posts)

2. Ajit Pai, one of the most punchable faces in history

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 12:35 AM

Jan 2018

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)

3. The state won't do it

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 12:43 AM

Jan 2018

Or so I hope, even though we have some huge comm companies here.

The feds are the real danger.

Cha

(297,322 posts)

4. Sounds excellent

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 12:45 AM

Jan 2018

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