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Re:Comcast deploys 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds via de... by ls612 on Saturday October 14, 2023 @04:40PM (#37884076)
Minneapolis has a private fiber ISP, my brother is in Madison and they too have private fiber available widely. I was under the impression there had been a lot of fiber deployment in cities in the past five years.
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Re:Comcast deploys 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds via de... by k8svet on Saturday October 14, 2023 @06:26PM (#37884809)
well, you're under a very, very, isolated/bad impression.
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Re:Comcast deploys 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds via de... by samdcbu on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:40PM (#37885334)
US Internet (private fiber ISP in the Twin Cities) is an anomaly, not the norm. Minneapolis is incredibly lucky to have a local, private ISP that offers fiber to the home at up to 10 gigabit/s. The only other ISPs in the US that I know offer similar services are either municipal ISPs, co-ops, or Google Fiber.
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Re:Comcast deploys 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds via de... by api on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:43PM (#37885352)
Cincinnati, Ohio has Altafiber (formerly Cincinnati Bell) that offers 2gbps down 1gbps up for $80/mo. I have it and it’s amazing.

Cincinnati Bell was early to roll out DSL too. Went to college here in the late 90s and had a mind blowing 768kbps. I could watch RealVideo at 640x480!

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Re:Comcast deploys 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds via de... by swanee on Saturday October 14, 2023 @11:57PM (#37886750)
The Midwest absolutely has seen a lot of fiber going in the ground with federal money the past couple years and Metronet has expanded pretty aggressively.
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Re:Comcast deploys 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds via de... by ls612 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:07PM (#37895527)
That’s fair I was under the impression that the trends I’ve seen were national not limited to the upper Midwest.
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