ISPs say US should force Big Tech firms to pay for broadband construction (arstechnica.com)

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Alternative published title: AT&T/Verizon lobby group pushes for payments from Big Tech

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have fiber running LITERALLY through my back yard, because they couldn’t be bothered to string it from pole to pole for my neighbor, but yet they ‘Can’t’ run service to my building with 7 households/customers.

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