unc81
join:2002-08-31
Tallahassee, FL | reply to inteller
Re: lets stop catering to hermits. You don't have to live in the sticks to have NO easy access to broadband. My sister-in-law lives very close to Richmond, VA. However, cable does not extend out to her neighborhood, and Verizon says that the low density of houses doesn't support extension of DSL. Cellular service is her only option.
Cable companies are not expanding their coverage areas. In both our old and new neighborhoods, we lived in subdivisions that were within 2 miles of cable coverages. There was absolutely no interest by the cable company in expanding cable (and cable modem) coverage to our area. (In fact, the current cable company promised to perform an analysis of our situation but never followed through.) We recently didn't buy a house in an upscale neighborhood because of a lack of DSL coverage.
IMHO Cities and counties should exert pressure on the broadband providers to offer services to more or all of the citizens. Extent of coverage should be a major issue in contract negotiations and competitions between companies.
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