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Comments on news posted 2006-01-31 13:35:20: "Who deserves broadband?" asks a Telephony Online editor, who expands on the debate on whether broadband is becoming a necessary utility, or remains a luxury. ..
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| Rural "utilities" Im stuck with 56k. My biggest complaint is always on connectivity. I would love to have more speed, but really just the ability to stay online (and actually connecting above 28k) would do it for me.
I would also like to point out that most rural folk do not have city water. We had to pay for the well, pump, lines, septic tank. Just because something is a utility does not gurantee its availability for everyone. People seem to think that by branding broadband a "utility" it will somehow magically appear for all. The problem with not forcing the hand of the phone/cable companies to wire rural areas (which are certainly no great investment) is they will NEVER do it if not prodded in some way. I dont want or expect a free ride, but short of the govt forcing verizon to wire our street we will never see any form of broadband. | |
| Eric Martin
join:2005-06-19
66308 | It's becoming more important than regular phone lines and TV for information.
No wonder the cable and phone companies don't want muni fiber involved. They want to corner the market. | |
| tikbalang
join:2006-01-07
Glendale, CA | Broadband Conction (DSL) is a utoolity for Luxury! I don't even have a TV and a DSL. | |
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