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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to FTCXtreme
Re: Doesn't say anything about nationwide Broadband... said by FTCXtreme:Hey what about forcing the bell to make DSL available to everyone? C'mon we need nationwide boadband... FORCE? Why not incent? Sorry, no support from me here on that. I think you are vastly missing the point. You are pretty specific on DSL? Why not also require Cable to provide cable modem service through out their entire deployment areas.
The bill is designed to spark the industry and lay down the rules for how they will play in the market and against each other.
To this day, I still don't beleive broadband is a "right" and I certainly don't like when government FORCES anyone. Government needs to have a leash put on in the first place and focus on performing it's core function before it continues to grow further into ever crack and crevis.
I think broadband has grown and expanded at a rate that the economoy can support. For those that do live in the cracks, well? Time will finally reach into your areas, or, like many others, it's a personal choice on wher eyou want to live. I, like many others, look at utility and luxury offerings in the areas where I live. When I took this place in 2000, I specifically made sure that DSL and Cable were both available - had the area not had access, I would have passed it up.
Like reality mandates, you make your own decisions. Again, I don't like the word "force"... | | |
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Re: Doesn't say anything about nationwide Broadband... Universal Access to telephone service has been such a horrible idea. Only the rich should have telephones. What do those poor/rural scums of the earth think this is, post-Hoover America? Let's get back to the good ole days. If you are poor, you only have yourself to blame. How can a rich man find time to spend all his loot? Comcast and SBC and Verizon can barely make a profit in this over controlled world.  | |
fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | said by SeaDonn :Universal Access to telephone service has been such a horrible idea. Only the rich should have telephones. What do those poor/rural scums of the earth think this is, post-Hoover America? Let's get back to the good ole days. If you are poor, you only have yourself to blame. How can a rich man find time to spend all his loot? Comcast and SBC and Verizon can barely make a profit in this over controlled world. You also assume that everyone in rural America is poor too, dont'cha? Fact is, the majority of poor people live in inner cities in this country.
I never hinted that rural America should not have braodband, rather, that rural America will get it when the economical time is right, but I am sure that in today's political climate that business will ultimately receive an unfunded/underfunded mandate. Again, broadband is not a requirement or necessity and I doubt it will be for a LONG time. But nice way / nice try in painting me a monster. I think you should re-read my post so you will get it right.  | |
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