[edraferi]

House Democrats just proposed $100B to fund last mile fiber. The bill includes thinks like a "Dig Once" provision and supersedes state laws against municipal fiber.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/100-billion-univ...

https://www.majoritywhip.gov/?press=clyburn-rural-broadband-...

[tryptophan]

ugh, that bill is horrible. 0 talk of deregulating things which allow the ISP monopolies(which are responsible for the terrible service) to exist. Literally just another tax-payer handout to private companies.

[xenospn]

If I remember correctly, in Israel they forced the telcos to open up their infrastructure to everyone and the sky didn't fall down.