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Jared Mauch - Getting Fiber To My Town (NLNOG Live! September 2020)

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What it is

Jared Mauch tells how he got fed up with poor internet options in rural Michigan and built his own fiber network to his town. The talk was given at NLNOG Live in September 2020.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it whenever community or DIY fiber ISPs come up, as a first-hand account of how an individual built one.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “At this year's (virtual) NLNOG there was presentation from a fellow who was fed up with slow Internet options in his rural Michigan county”

    Man builds own fiber ISP in rural Michigan.

    throw0101a, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM””

  2. “links to a good video [1] about it.”

    Neighborhood fiber ISP built by an individual.

    inetknght, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broadband providers”

  3. “There is a good interview on YouTube with Jared Mauch.”

    Jared Mauch discusses building his fiber ISP.

    markandrewj, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: fiber internet, diy isp, rural broadband, networking, jared mauch

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