> Also, how's this for fun. There's a city in Kentucky (Glascow, sp?)
> that is supposedly the "Information City" or some such. It seems that
> this city, via their power company (which is owned by the government),
> offers Internet to its citizens at a rate of ~ $11 / month. You buy (or
> rent) a box from the city, connect your ethernet card to this box, and
> you're on the 'Net real fast like. Basically, the power company has run
> a smattering of fiber and coax throughout the town that allows anybody
> that wants it to get on the net....just wait it gets better...
Our city-owned utility company is stringing fiber up on the poles all
around town. Aparently they're going to try and sell off alternate access
connections for local loops. Rumor is they're also going to get into
dial-up access (although with the amount of fiber they have, they wouldn't
even need to worry about dialing). Don't you love it when you have to pay
taxes to support your competitors?
Chris
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