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I know it's hard - but I was referring to companies taking tax dollars and not doing anything with it:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/att-took-283-mil...

>AT&T falsely told the US government that it met its obligation to deploy broadband at more than 133,000 locations in Mississippi, state officials say.

>Since 2015, AT&T has received over $283 million from the Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund to expand its network in Mississippi. But the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) said it has evidence that AT&T’s fixed-wireless broadband is not available to all the homes and businesses where AT&T claims it offers service. The PSC asked the FCC to conduct “a complete compliance audit” of AT&T’s claim that it has met its obligation

So it's that we cannot do it, it's that it's more profitable to say it's "difficult" to do it and then lie about getting it done.



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