greyJul 14
Ars Technica
Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP
Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/two-guys-hated-using-comcast-so-they-built-their-own-fiber-isp/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Show threadDaveJul 14
@arstechnica Branch out! How about communities surrounding Seattle?
Show threadDealiahJul 15
@apples_and_pears @arstechnica And Cleveland!
Show threadtaskschd.mscJul 14
@arstechnica a good isp is going to be (if not already) a reason to move.
Show threadRaven667Jul 14
@arstechnica I'm part way through but this is a great story, basically the subcontractor who installed fibre for the big ISPs was unsatisfied with the service they actually got as a home customer from those ISPs, and because they actually owned the means of production, they defected, installed their own fibre and became a competing ISP. LOL.
Show threadsb arms & legsJul 14
@arstechnica
More of this, everywhere! Today!
Show threadmatt harmonJul 14
@arstechnica interestingly not the first in the area
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/jared-mauch-didnt-have-good-broadband-so-he-built-his-own-fiber-isp/
Jared Mauch didn’t have good broadband—so he built his own fiber ISP

“I had to start a telephone company to get [high-speed] Internet access.”…

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Show threadJames Mario/Mariano WilsonJul 14
@arstechnica That is really Awesome! American ingenuity, perseverance, determination & grit this is how America and Americans have always lead the way.