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ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Seems like they could connect something wireless to the fiber to provide internet to the home.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

The entire cellular network, particularly T-Mo 5G unlimited, would put it to shame. If one wants better then Starlink.

The way to do wireless would be to form a neighborhood ISP, put up a tower, then wireless P2P to each home. I've seen it in a few places. More common is citywide wifi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That's called a WISP