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underpants

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1. Fascinating. Thanks. I don't think I'd seen a map like this before.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue May 11, 2021, 05:31 AM

May 2021

I work with someone who is one street away from not having available internet. One street over its satellite or nothing. This is about a 40 minute commute for them so it’s not that far out of town.

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THIS IS A MAP OF AMERICA'S BROADBAND PROBLEM [View all] douglas9 May 2021 OP

Fascinating. Thanks. I don't think I'd seen a map like this before. underpants May 2021 #1

I would bet the number is even lower. archiemo May 2021 #2

So we've been paying for ensuring that all customers can get access to the voice world via the SWBTATTReg May 2021 #3

Wasn't all that long ago I remember multigraincracker May 2021 #4

Well that explains a lot re: the middle of the country. Ligyron May 2021 #5

I'm in Madison County, Alabama (Huntsville). House of Roberts May 2021 #6

As with so many other things in our country OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #7

I'm about ready to quit my DSL service as it has gone completely unreliable. rgbecker May 2021 #8

"The service should be taken over by the Federal Government" BumRushDaShow May 2021 #12

Does that include their phones? 2naSalit May 2021 #9

Broadband should be a public utility regrestic May 2021 #10

A different site had a screenshot of the map at the OP link (thankfully) & it looks like this BumRushDaShow May 2021 #11

Small fallacy hidden in here dickthegrouch May 2021 #13