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Connected!?

Thank you so tremendously for your patience. We have battled since returning to the field to get an Internet connection here by almost any means. Previously, we had connected through the phone company because there was a line here on the farm that was not being used. We contacted them, they flipped a switch and off we went. This time, we were told there were no lines available. That usually means unless you slip a good "tip" under the table. We passed. On May 1, the law changed that forces the government monopoly to allow other companies to use the lines they have already established. The "other" companies advertised that as soon as the law went into effect, they could open up connections to any town that already has phone lines. WRONG. The law is now in effect, but the agreements with the mother company are still on the table (or the boat or outer space). Nothing has changed since last year. So, we are outside of the area where they have expanded. Even Jon, wh