Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber–But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused

In light of the ongoing net neutrality battle, many people have begun looking to Google and its promise of high-speed fiber as a potential saving grace from companies that want to create an "internet fast lane." Well, the fact is, even without Google, many communities and cities throughout the country are already wired with fiber–they just don’t let their residents use it.

The reasons vary by city, but in many cases, the reason you can’t get gigabit internet speeds–without the threat of that service being provided by a company that wants to discriminate against certain types of traffic–is because of the giant telecom businesses that want to kill net neutrality in the first place.

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Jason Koebler

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