"Smart politicians aren't being sucked in by Musk's claim that he can billionaire his way out of the intractable laws of physics. They're pulling fiber, and lots of it. In Utah, the aptly named UTOPIA network is serving publicly owned fiber to 21 cities, and private businesses can offer service over that public system, which means that Utahans have their choice of 18 carriers."
@pluralistic, 2025
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/03/we-dont-care-we-dont-have-to/#were-the-phone-company