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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
There are some important examples where this wasn't true. Two that come immediately to mind are the interstate highway system, which took decades after it was built to approach its capacity to move vehicles, and the fiber data network which was built out in the 1990s and still isn't fully utilized.
It takes (a) visionary leadership like Pres. Eisenhower had in the 1950s and/or (b) a financial incentive such as the '90s tech boom seemed to offer.
Today we are having, or are about to have, a competition in the US to build out 5G networks and it will happen because T-Mobile, ATT and Verizon all want to capture as much of the business as possible.
And finally, here's some interesting charts showing something you may not be aware of:
Source both: https://blogs.wsj.com/dailyshot/2018/10/...14&mod=searchresults&page=2&pos=14&dsk=y |
Municipalities have been voting and passing a record number or near record bond measures. Not sure how much of a trend this or if it’s more a play catching up since this is a relatively short time frame.
Interesting nevertheless.
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