Today I moved from the early 21st century to the now. I am no longer on DSL. I have fiber!
This was a BIG DEAL. I have been trying to get fiber to my house for years.
I have sent a letter to my county officials every six months for the last 7 years, asking them to ensure my area received fiber connection.
And finally, today, it happened.
After hearing that a certain person in a house made of white had stopped the payouts on the infrastructure bill passed by Biden, I was concerned that I would not get the promised "free" connection from the provider, but no one said anything about a hook up charge.
Maybe they already had the money in hand. I am not asking.
Things are not always fair. I know my brother had to pay a connection fee to get his fiber, but he paid it gladly. However, people near him who lived along the road (he lives a ways off the road), did not have such a hefty connection fee.
Is it fair that I did not have to pay? I don't know, but he's had fiber for 2-3 years longer than I have. Was that fair?
I don't know.
Fair is a juggling act. Sometimes you're on the receiving end of fair. Most times, I have found, one is not.
So, I will take my fiber and rejoice.
Now if only someone can tell me how to reliably look for online work that isn't a scam.
So happy for you!
ReplyDeleteYay! Glad you finally got it. It really does make a difference.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! My Senator (Angus King) was a major proponent of this. Lots of areas around here don't have reliable internet, which seems so weird in this day and age.
ReplyDeleteYay fiber! We recently got it in our neighborhood and I haven't looked in to it yet. A while back hubs did a lot of research on work from home that was legit. You might check out FlexJobs. He ended up not going that route because I need him available to check on Mom daily, but it seemed legit.
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