Seattle To Get Gigabit Fiber To the Home and Business 108
symbolset writes "Enthusiasm about Google's Kansas City fiber project is overwhelming. But in the Emerald City, the government doesn't want to wait. They have been stringing fiber throughout the city for years, and today announced a deal with company Gigabit Squared and the University of Washington to serve fiber to 55,000 Seattle homes and businesses with speeds up to a gigabit. The city will lease out the unused fiber, but will not have ownership in the provider nor a relationship with the end customers. The service rollout is planned to complete in 2014. It is the first of 6 planned university area network projects currently planned by Gigabit Squared."
We have seen the future (Score:1, Funny)
I for one believe in internet. The internet makes people stupid and shortsighted, which is why I never use it. My secretary and wife Laura handles all my internet usage for me. As internet usage increases, so will moronosity, advancing the day when I shall rule the world! Ha ha ah ha ha ha ahhhhahahaha!!!!
Communism? (Score:3, Funny)
Enthusiasm? But isn't that kind of public intervention an horrible communist-like threat to free market?
Oh, wait, ISP have not yet started their media campaign against the project
Re:Exactly as it should be (Score:0, Funny)
tax supported? Wait, we have more important uses for tax money! Like, fighting wars everywhere bringing democracy to people who never want it, will hate us for it, and then giving aid to countries that want all internet censored anyway.
Give us MORE!!!! (Score:4, Funny)