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1Gbps Fiber Optic Network For Rural Britain
cylonlover writes "Economies of scale mean that densely populated cities have generally been the ones to benefit from the roll out of superfast broadband networks, while those in rural areas have missed out. Following Google's recent announcement that it will build and test 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in selected cities with between 50,000 and 500,000 residents in the US, starting with Kansas City, Kansas, Fujitsu has unveiled plans to create a similar superfast FTTH broadband network for five million homes and businesses in rural Britain to bridge the digital divide between city and country."
Can we get rid of this stupid meme about the British having bad teeth? It may have been true in the 1950s but an entire generation has been brought up on Fluoride toothpaste since then. As a result the old drilling, filling and extracting business has dried up to such an extent that dentists are desperately trying to stay in business by bleaching teeth to an un-natural #ffffff white, giving Botox injections etc. The meme may come from a Simpsons episode but the British can like the Simpsons without believing that Americans are all made of yellow plastic.