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Citywide Fiber Project Challenges and Goals

Posted by Zonk on from the we-control-the-horizontal dept.

aLAW writes "Who wants to receive fiber at their home? Vermont's queen city, Burlington, is planning on running fiber to each household in the city. 'It hardly seems possible, but by the end of 2007, all Burlington residents will be able to pay just one bill each month for their home phone service, broadband Internet connection and cable television channels. And they won't be making the check out to Verizon, or Adelphia.'"

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  1. Re:Still Planning? by NitsujTPU · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is VERMONT.

    Obviously you've never seen an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Carson will be about there whipping those cable layers into shape in no time, and they'll be done in an afternoon.

  2. This Should be the Future by under_score · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Common services that benefit from network effects and which assist people in the basics of life (transportation, health, communication, etc.) should, in my opinion, be provided as utilities that are at least partially accountable to the community. Usually, this means that the govenernment should have some control or ownership.

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