PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | Any day a Verizon lobbyist is furious ... ... is a very, very good day indeed.
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Ruddick responded, "This is different than water and sewer."
Not in the 21st century, it's not. It's just as necessary for a viable, prosperous community.
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Levine told the committee that this type of government promotion of technology is what has allowed Ireland to go from an 18 percent unemployment rate in 1987 to become the hottest economy in Europe with unemployment at less than 3 percent.
Exactly!!! And do you know why Northern Ireland has 100% broadband availability? Because of exactly the type of public-private partnership envisioned here.
Look, Verizon blew it. They only deployed broadband to a fraction of their area, and everytime someone outside that area asks when they will get it, Verizon tells them they have no plans. So of course these communities will want to do it themselves. Why should Verizon care, anyway, if they don't want to provide service to these communities.
--PDXPLT (who lives in Verizon territory, and will never be provided with broadband from Verizon). |
