Subj : Re: Steam DRM
To   : Android8675
From : Tracker1
Date : Sat Oct 10 2020 14:42:25

On 10/7/2020 8:16 AM, Android8675 wrote:
>> well now i heard on the radio that in my state in kenosha [riotville] they are doing to do gigabit.  but they are going to dig
>> through people's yards and driveways via 'micro trenching'. they claim they can patch it up but people arent happy with it.
> 
> I'd be curious as to how that goes. I've heard of city municipalities opening their own fiber Internet Service for city residents and are able to offer deals like what Google Fiber was doing (1gb for like $30/month). I suspect if people were pushed just a bit around here we could convince the city gov to at least look into something like that.
> 
> I know any place considered "rural" should look into that I guess.

A lot of the incumbent cable/phone providers have actually been lobbying 
state congresses to get legislation that prevents municipalities from 
offering telecom or internet services directly.

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