Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow

Feb 27, 2022

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All (Broadband) Politics Are Local

A Chance for Individuals to Make a Difference.

Farmers and co-op members assisting professional telephone pole installers raise a rural phone pole, with rope and pulleys, 1930s.
Image: North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives

“We’re the phone company, we don’t care.” -Lily Tomlin

Even before the lockdown, we all hated our ISPs. Comcast routinely won “worst company in America” polls. AT&T was a trash-fire of endless boondoggles and scandals. Verizon charged you $12/month to rent a modem…

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