Cleveland has spent years being dubbed the “worst connected city in the U.S.” thanks to expensive, patchy, and slow broadband. Why Cleveland broadband sucks so badly isn’t really …

Tired Of Being Ripped Off By Monopolies, Cleveland Launches Ambitious Plan To Provide Citywide Dirt Cheap Broadband::Cleveland has spent years being dubbed the “worst connected city in the U.S.” thanks to expensive, patchy, and slow broadband. Why Cleveland broadband sucks so badly isn’t really a mystery: consolidated monopoly/duopoly power has resulted in a broken market where local giants like AT&T and Charter don’t have to compete on price, speeds, availability, customer…

  • ZerlynaEnglish
    34•1 year ago

    A small town near me (6,000 population) installed fiber optic around down and now it’s considered a public utility and low cost to boot.

    • @TrollceptionEnglish
      17•1 year ago

      Yea we are in the Chattanooga area and enjoy gigabit symmetrical fiber for $67/mo. No taxes or extra fees, just the 67. It’s a big part of why we chose to live here.

      • ZerlynaEnglish
        8•1 year ago

        Howdy neighbor I’m in Tri-Cities. :)

      • @uisEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Here gigabit would be around 8-16$/mo.

      • @[email protected]English
        -2•1 year ago

        To be fair, $65/month for gigabit fiber is pretty standard.

        It’s what we got here in Southern Illinois, although I don’t use it.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          Lol I’m paying $100 a month for 500mbps asymmetrical and I know others have it worse too