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Posts tagged: franchise

servossron's picture

How do we get access when the fiber cable is in the front yard?

It is frustrating to have the fiber-optic cable in your front yard and not be able to get any type of access to broadband. The cable goes to another community but their distribution is not profitable in reaching my address.
The phone line is not good enough to support dsl and the required distance from the telephone (junction-box or etc) is greater than current limits.

Principle: Access Tags: distribution, franchise, rural