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Dude, this is what Stockholm looked like 1890 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_
by stefanfisk 3mo ago
Dude, this is what Stockholm looked like 1890 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_tower.
2009 we made it a national strategy that 90% of the population should get internet access via fiber and by 2020 we’d reached 63%.
Here’s a map of our broadband coverage https://bredbandskartan.pts.se/ https://bredbandskartan.pts.se/.
The US had a similar strategy and basically paid $400 billion for the same buildout but got nothing in return and no one was held accountable https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-book-of-broken-promis_b_5839394 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-book-of-broken-promis_b_5....
- ahartmetz 3mo agoThere is a real disadvantage of countries with large population: More layers of management in politics, more corruption.
- stefanfisk 3mo agoOh certainly. I'm not saying that "we did it so it should be just as easy for you". But neither having an existing copper network nor being sparsely populated is the reason for why the US does not have extensive fiber coverage. AFAICT the required political will just isn't there due to how campaign financing works. Just look at the plain insanity of laws like this https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/07/16-u-s-states-still-ban-community-owned-broadband-networks-because-att-and-comcast-told-them-to/ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/07/16-u-s-states-still-ban-....
- kalleboo 3mo agoMaybe the US should split themselves up into 50 smaller divisions of populations that have more local autonomy to optimize things like this.