tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8366158.post4674135308134496877..comments2023-10-05T15:05:34.667+03:00Comments on Telecoms in Latvia: Lattelecom announces jump to 500 Mbps fiber to the homeJuris Kažahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052208772017734513noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8366158.post-63042286755016655482012-06-19T18:23:25.590+03:002012-06-19T18:23:25.590+03:00Good for Lattelecom and Latvia! We here in the US ...Good for Lattelecom and Latvia! We here in the US feel we're doing well if we are able to get 5Mbps service. If one lives in a rural area like Vermont where I live, dial-up is the norm. And why is this the current state of affairs here? (Watch out I'm about to get political)Because it is not in the vested interests of the US telecom industry to expend FTTH beyond the major metropolitan areas (New York, Chicago, LA, etc.). Our "government" is a wholly owned subsidiary of the 1% and their commercial interests and therefore is not allowed to get public/private programs launched to get the country even into the late-20th Century (broadband-wise). We are witnessing the demise of the US as a world leader...which in some opinions may not be a bad thing.<br />So bravo for Latvia - you rock!staevarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830131716501871172noreply@blogger.com