The province of Catalonia, in Spain, along with a consortium of 782 towns and cities located in the province, have agreed to invest $542 million in a province-wide, redundant fiber network that will connect all the partner towns and cities.
Meanwhile, in the United States, many of our elected leaders are trying to pass laws making this kind of investment illegal.
Motto for the week: Our state--not really as good as Catalonia, but we have great dial-up.