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by daemonologist 624 days ago
Went and looked at some FCC maps to fantasize about having ISP competition after reading, and it turns out North Dakota has the best fiber coverage in the US, followed by South Dakota. I assume it's a combination of government subsidies and the prevalence of telephone co-ops out there, but very interesting nonetheless.

FCC Map - https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/location-summary/fixed?version=...

Vice article - https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-north-dakota-has-the-bes...

New America article - https://www.newamerica.org/oti/reports/united-states-broadba...