OkieFiber
join:2006-12-11
Perry, OK
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Re: Tell Me
So I guess we all forget how we got our National Highway system? If we would have waited for each state to upgrade their portion of the Interstate highway system we would still be driving on dirt roads, and we have still have more than enough of those where I live!
A national broadband policy is analogous to a national highway transportation bill. |
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SD6
join:2005-03-26
| said by OkieFiber  :A national broadband policy is analogous to a national highway transportation bill. Really? Interstates are needed to drive from one side of the country to the other, and can be used by everyone in the country.
The broadband access problem usually refers to a last mile access or black hole problem, the primary hurdles involving local rights of way to private homes or businesses. If you want to talk about having broadband in airports, train stations, etc., that is one thing, but subsidizing broadband access to private homes or businesses is of little benefit except to the people in those homes or businesses. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Yeah, I don't know how much national highway system you got, my national highway system doesn't come straight to my door, I have to drive down those pesky locally funded roads to get to it.
The only national broadband policy involving grants should also require an independent backbone. Meaning, if you want public money, then you don't get to compete with private companies for service and content. Which is the whole problem now. |
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