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Comments on news posted 2009-01-22 15:00:50: Saul Hansell of the New York Times today editorializes that the nation doesn't really need a significant national broadband policy, because broadband coverage gaps are "hooey. ..
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 | | Competition The fundamental difference between the service offered where I live (Japan) and the US is that I live in an open market with competitors and you don't. Geography is irrelevant. I live in a suburban area not much different than a far suburb of Chicago or Washington DC. I'm over an a hour drive away from a city.
Me: I have a choice of four providers. One 1 Gig fiber, one 100Mbps fiber, one 40 Mbps DSL and one 20 Mbps cable provider. There are no bandwidth limits or caps and the cost is about the same as my water bill. I've had fiber 100Mbps fiber for about seven years with a solid infrastructure and have only had to reset a router one time. I have never had a problem, outage or slowdown. I've never needed to talk to anyone about a service problem.
You: Usually only have one available provider, operating under an exclusive franchise negotiated with your local or state feudal leaders. You are overcharged, under served, capped and lucky if your provider or infrastructure slows to a crawl only one or two days a week.
Three things will heal your situation: competition, competition, competition. | |
|  Jim_in_VA
join:2004-07-11
Cobbs Creek, VA
kudos:3
 ·Northern Neck Wi..
| Cable? ..so what Just because you have a cable company serving you does not mean internet service. Comcast is in my county - TV only, NO internet service, and none on the horizon.
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