Broadband left out of infrastructure goals, and how the FCC wants to fix it
I&#x27;m cynical that this will bring meaningful improvement. Government has given money to telecoms before, and it&#x27;s only brought us mediocre service, and brought executives huge paydays.<p>Where&#x27;s the fiber, Verizon? We (NJ and PA[0]) gave you huge tax cuts 20 years ago for universal fiber service. You and NYC agreed to provide everyone with fiber.[1] Meanwhile, AT&amp;T keeps merging with promises that are meaningless or eventually reneged on.[2]<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;bruce-kushnick&#x2F;verizon-pennsylvanias-com_b_7532008.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;bruce-kushnick&#x2F;verizon-pennsyl...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2017&#x2F;03&#x2F;nyc-sues-verizon-alleges-failure-to-complete-citywide-fiber-rollout&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2017&#x2F;03&#x2F;nyc-sues-verizon...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;muninetworks.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;atts-many-broken-merger-promises" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;muninetworks.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;atts-many-broken-merger-pro...</a>