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by downrightmike 18 days ago
It has everything to do with the lack of competition. US tax payers paid $4 billion to AT&T in 2004 for fiber to -every- home. And that was never delivered, yet they keep getting more money. This is regulatory capture.
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refurb 18 days ago
We're not talking about fiber, we are talking about cellphone coverage. As I said, no company will put a tower up in a remote area.
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downrightmike 16 days ago
You're dead wrong. AT&T is the largest carrier and they ARE doing it

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/at-t-wins-early-appr...

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refurb 16 days ago
Your article is about landlines AND they received government approval to end service.

We’re talking about remote areas of the US that have almost no local population.

Why would a company put a cell tower in the middle of federal land where no one is allowed to live?

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