Comcast, Charter dominate US; telcos “abandoned rural America,” report says

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    Jon Brodkin - 7/31/2018
     
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    Yeah, tell me about it :(
     
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    $50 a month for 1Mbps: How AT&T and Verizon rip off DSL customers

     
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    ISPs say they can’t expand broadband unless gov’t gives them more money

     
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    Shameless, aren't they?
     
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    Come on Google-Alphabet. Start a mass tower spread of the newest long reaching Broadband/WiFi and the pooh with those sharks.

    They will always have a good pitch to sell enough of their crappy services to keep the bank rolls rolling.

    The rest of us need some decent access and seems the fastest and dependable is always on WiFi :D
     
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    It’s the beginning of the end of satellite TV in the US
     
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    And maybe the beginning of real satellite Internet. With LEO for lower latencies. It's been a long time coming.
     
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    T-Mobile lied to the FCC about its 4G coverage, small carriers say
     
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    Charter users who didn’t get promised speeds will get $75 or $150 refunds
     
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    Getting rural areas connected
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    https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/getting-rural-areas-connected
     
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    Internet service for rural Georgia could come from power companies
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