Cities want to opportunistically lay fiber lines during big digs, but Koch dark money is trying to stop them
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3AWQ7)
Kentuckywired is a project to run fiber between cities in Kentucky, creating a high speed network for the state's operations. It involves a lot of expensive public works -- digging up streets and highways to lay down relatively cheap fiber and conduit (the digging is the expensive part). (more")