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by johannes1234321 72 days ago
> It’s not realistic or feasible to have the US government generate a fiber optic connectivity for the entirety of every household in the United States. In fact, the free market was the only realistic possible to deliver this.

They managed for water and wastewater, which are a lot more complex than fiber.

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Electric is probably a better example, >20% of the US is on septic systems for their wastewater.