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Re:Google Fiber Was Doomed from the Start by lsjdfkljdfwkwdf on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @05:20PM (#13879891)
Coop is not government, companies like Austin Energy is. Government monopoly is often far worse than its private counterpart.
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Re:Google Fiber Was Doomed from the Start by AdamN on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @05:29PM (#13879966)
She's really trying to say that the government manages the physical grid monopoly with no overlying network. Networks pay for access. Otherwise there are multiple fiber runs and waste.
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