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Steam Heat to High Speed Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the warm-and-wet dept.

jrmski writes "Thom Greco, an astute businessman from the crumbling town of Wilkes-Barre is betting the future of its downtown on a new state of the art fiber optic network. He recently purchased the former Steam Heat Authority, and the underground pipes associated with it. The pipes provide clear advantages in connecting every downtown building with access faster than what's currently available in Philly."

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  1. Sounds like... by benja · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Buy former Steam Heat Authority
    2. Create a state-of-the-art fiber optic network using the steam pipes
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

    At least the article doesn't really say more than that.