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Or maybe we should hold ISPs accountable for the $400 Billion they pocketed instead of laying fiber in the late 90s.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-book-of-broken-promis_b_5839394
Maybe they figured we had all forgotten about that by now lol
The internet never forgets
Never forget, never forgive
ISPs: "Fine. We'll build fiber now. And this time, we'll do it for only $350 billion. Such a bargain!"