Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Vermont now has 10 Gbps internet for $400 per month

If you're lucky enough to live in Springfield, Vermont, you now have access to a ridiculously fast 10 Gbps fiber internet connection for $400 per month thanks to local service provider Vermont Telephone (VTel).
http://www.techspot.com/news/60929-vermont-now-has-10-gbps-internet-400-month.html

5 comments :

  1. Let's see, how can most Springfield residents afford the bill to acquire this service? Rob the Rite-Aid pharmacy? Rob the Irving station? Rob a local savings and loan? Become a distributor for the Jersey Boys? Obtain a sweetheart retirement deal from Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont? Oh well, whichever option they pursue, at least they'll be able to read about it on the internet via their lightning fast connection?

    This is a preposterous announcement that shines the light yet again on the outlandish wastefulness of federal government subsidies, which in this case are delivering more unaffordable services to a region that has little use for them!

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    1. Didn't Mr. Guite ( Enron) get this money free from the Stimulus package Tax money? Why is he able to charge for what we gave him? $400. is almost 1/3 of my income. Must be nice to be rich.

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  2. $400 per month must be a typo. $40.00 ???

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  3. Tony Petrillo6/9/15, 6:46 PM

    This is not intended for homes, although you can subscribe if you would like. Businesses are becoming more and more dependent on increasingly fast internet speeds to support functionality and efficiency.
    Where would this country have been if there wasn't a Rural Electrification Project in the 30's and 40's? Federal support wired the country and allowed expansion of our economy and population. There are people, especially people who work in video and high bandwith music who live locally and may very well take advantage of this product. So, maybe it is not for you, but, the fact that it was picked up by this tech newsletter suggests it is worth someone's attention.

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    1. This is the equivalent of connecting a pipeline to a well that's just run dry. A momentous achievement with little benefit other than to the contractor that got rich building it.

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