RadioDoc
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| What's wrong with this picture?
"The South Korean government in 1995 decided to spend $1.5 billion to build a nationwide broadband network that any ISP could offer service on."
Meanwhile...
In the late 90's, our government was obsessed with a dress stain.
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jessegr
join:2005-03-05
Gatineau, QC | Canada
cmon canada... |
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OSIU
Where is my "change"?
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join:2003-11-12
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clubs: | The US needs to get a clue....
and start thinking like the Korean government. Perhaps the FCC should be given a "Broadband 101" class by the Korean government.
Or maybe I should move over there..... |
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Admj
join:2001-01-17
Placentia, CA |  Good point...  |
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oh canada
@bell.ca | reply to jessegr
Re: Canada
Dream on....... |
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pnh102
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|  Stranded Costs
So the taxpayer-financed DSL network in South Korea is obsolete. Now that said network is going to be replaced, will the taxpayers now be compensated for the money they had to put up to pay for the old network?
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cbrain
join:2000-05-21
Silver Spring, MD | reply to RadioDoc
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
You gotta love that Yankee ingenuity. |
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11 | reply to oh canada
Re: Canada
Well, at least Quebec ain't doing too bad...
Adi |
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rob2006
join:2006-11-07
Austell, GA | reply to pnh102
Re: Stranded Costs
korea is more advanced then the u.s. |
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wilbywilson
join:2001-02-24
Arlington, VA
| reply to OSIU
Re: The US needs to get a clue....
Did you read the article? South Korea is small enough that about 1 billion dollars can upgrade the biggest ISP to FTTH. Verizon in the United States, on the other hand, is investing 23 billion in FIOS.
At some point, you need to realize that the United States is much, much bigger country, and a mass deployment of fiber is more expensive (and complicated, since one ISP isn't going to provide access to the entire country).
We'll get there, but it won't be overnight. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
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| reply to pnh102
Re: Stranded Costs
Nope. They'll be taxed to provide the new infrastructure. A lot of people need to understand what they're asking for when they say that the US Govt should step forward and be more like Korea and other Asian countries. It's not free, and it's definitely not cheap. We the tax payers would pay for the planning, installation, infrastructure costs, ongoing maintenance, upgrades, and govt fat that goes along with such social programs. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
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| reply to OSIU
Re: The US needs to get a clue....
said by OSIU  :Or maybe I should move over there..... Start packing  |
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woody7
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| hmmmmm...,.
I don't mind being taxed for something actually more useful to me....
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woody7
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Re: Stranded Costs
not all social programs are full of govt.fat....
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NwkEWR
Spare Me the Socialist B.S.
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Re: The US needs to get a clue....
said by wilbywilson :Did you read the article? South Korea is small enough that about 1 billion dollars can upgrade the biggest ISP to FTTH. Verizon in the United States, on the other hand, is investing 23 billion in FIOS. At some point, you need to realize that the United States is much, much bigger country, and a mass deployment of fiber is more expensive (and complicated, since one ISP isn't going to provide access to the entire country). We'll get there, but it won't be overnight. Bravo, excellent post WilbyWilson. Context, is an extremely important concept which is usually ignored by far too many people to their own detriment, knowledge and wisdom, which most of the time are parallel to each other, also determine whether or not context is applied to a given situation and/or issue by all interested parties. Let's not forget that South Korea wouldn't even exist today and would have been just like the communist hellhole to its North, were it not by the United Nations in general and very much so to the U.S.A. and U.K. in particular, but hey, that requires a little knowledge of history and a little bit of context.
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rob2006
join:2006-11-07
Austell, GA | reply to woody7
Re: hmmmmm...,.
we should allready have over 100 mbps for less then 30/month. and 1 gbit for around 80/month |
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rob2006
join:2006-11-07
Austell, GA | maybe some other planet aliens allready have over 190 Trillion Tbps |
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NormanS
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA | reply to OSIU
Re: The US needs to get a clue....
Q1: What is your current U.S. income tax?
Q2: Would you be willing to pay double that for cheap 100Mbps Internet?
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