By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/04/2026(Ting operates an excellent mobile carrier *and* a fiber networks in many cities. If you are lucky enough to have Ting as an option, then you should *treasure that option*.) So, that's Germany and America. What did they do in Switzerland? 23/ 1141
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/04/2026For starters, they ran a four-strand, *dedicated* line (an insulated wire with four separate strands of fiber in it) to every house. That wire terminates at your wall with a "neutral, open hub." 24/ 190
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/04/2026Any carrier can provide service over those four strands: Swisscom (the incumbent, majority state-owned carrier); Init7 or Salt (national, commercial carriers); or a local ISP. Each of the strands in your neutral hub operate independently. 25/ 190
