Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to TScheisskopf
Re: Can there be any more question...
Listen you two...the sooner you get on board and start blaming everything on "regulatory uncertainty," the better off we're going to be. |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
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| said by Karl Bode  :Listen you two...the sooner you get on board and start blaming everything on "regulatory uncertainty," the better off we're going to be. Sorry, Karl. I will make sure I get my meds upped, so I can get into the correct and drooling frame of mind for such a position. |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
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clubs: | Ditto
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX
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Karl -
Thanks for posting the story. One thing I don't follow though is if satelite is considered broadband then shouldn't the FCC stats reflect that American broadband penetration is 100%? Also, in the story it mentions that USA is 26th in the world in terms of broadband penetration. Who and how is that determined?
I think that with the telco's two pronged attack of lobbyists getting biased legislation passed and buying the media through MONSTER advertising budgets, we are only going to slip deeper further and further behind the rest of the world. |
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Karl Bode
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One thing I don't follow though is if satelite is considered broadband then shouldn't the FCC stats reflect that American broadband penetration is 100%?
Technically they say there's some satellite service in 90% of zip codes. I assume they're eliminating people with line of site issues. Cable modem and DSL are available to at least one customer in 88% of zip codes, according to the FCC.
The 26th in the world ranking is pulled from Isenberg's piece. I believe he takes the 11 million cellular total and subtracts it from the 54% growth, then compares it to OECD data.
For the record, I don't think adding 3G customers to this total is nearly as big of a deal as he does -- more important to me would be valid penetration data and bumping the minimum speed criteria to something more reasonable -- at least 1Mbps. |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | reply to T1 Rocky
Not everyone can get satellite, and there's a reason why the adoption rate is so pitiful. |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX | Sorry, I'm still confused. I thought satelite was available everywhere on the planet unless your underground. So who is an example of someone who can not get satelite internet? |
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MGP
join:2001-01-01
Olathe, KS
| I have a friend that lives in a subdivision built in a tree-lined ravine. It's a beautiful subdivision but you can't get any kind of satellite based service there as the only "line-of-site" available is basically straight up...
I would say he qualifies as "satellite service not available". |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to T1 Rocky
I think you need a 45 degree line of sight (I forget the degree) -- lots of people are blocked by buildings, trees, mountains, etc. |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | ...not to mention north-facing apartments...
Lots of things can get in the way of your "clear view of the southern sky". |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
| reply to T1 Rocky
There's also the point that you need to have the right type of satellite pointed at you. How cost efficient is it to launch a few geosynchronous satellites that provide adequate coverage to norther montana or maine. One satellite doesn't cover 1/2 the planet at once, plus there's that whole orbiting thing.. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| reply to T1 Rocky
i find it hard to believe there are zip codes where not a single person can get satellite.
as we all know if a single person in a zip code can get a service, the whole zip code can get it 
ergo, satellite should be available (according to the FCC) 100%! |
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evdodude
@spcsdns.net
| Satellite uses spot beams, and each beam can only accommodate a limited # of users. (200?) So once QOS gets too low, they refuse to sign up any more users in that area. (Usually when it's way beyond good service.)
Also, Sprint EVDO is unlimited so it should be included in the figures. |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX | reply to Ahrenl
All - Thanks for the clarification. |
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