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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/04/2026

Second: second, because satellite is *millions of times slower* than fiber: www.somebits.com/weblog/tech/... In Germany, most people also have a single fiber provider, and the connection they get is shared, and caps out at 1-2Gbit. 7/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/04/2026

Meanwhile, the Swiss can get connections that are *far* faster, and cheaper. How did they do it? For starters, the Swiss recognized what any Simcity player knows: fiber is a "natural monopoly." 8/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/04/2026

It doesn't make any sense to build multiple, competing fiber networks - any more than it would make sense to build multiple, competing sewer systems or electric grids. In the US, private fiber providers get city permits to dig up the roads and lay their network. 9/

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