On: Chattanooga offers residents lightning-quick connections, to telecoms' dismay

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Well, although not exactly the same business model, this community in a rural area north of Toronto seem to have convinced a distant ISP to do a FTTH project. Homeowners pay up-front and get their deposit back as they continue their subscription.

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