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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by fib739mnsi on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @03:31PM (#12799668)
Uhh, you do realize the areas most receptive to fiber have been conservative red states and cities, correct?

https://fiber.google.com/about/

By contrast, California municipalities have made building fiber difficult[1].

[1] http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2...

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Re:Google Fiber Cutting Jobs and Halting Rollout by zzzeek on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @10:25PM (#12802471)
Those cities would own all the fiber, maintain it as part of the city budget, and lease it out to Google and other telecoms. That's the context here.
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