Search:  

 
theme to black backgroundlet page decide theme
HomeFind ServiceReviewsISP NewsFAQsForumsToolsDatabaseAbout 
 
   All ForumsHot TopicsGallery






how-to block ads


 
Forums » America Has Absolutely No Idea If Citizens Have Broadband » Yikez! There's no solution!
Search Topic:
 Share Topic:
RSS topic:
toggle:
flat / full
normal / watch
Post a:
Post a:
Big surprise... »
« They're running businesses  
AuthorAll Replies


N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL

reply to GOLFnSUN
Re: Yikez! There is a solution!

said by GOLFnSUN See Profile :

State and local governments are left without the information needed to help improve geographical broadband coverage, and attempts to correct this are shot down by deep-pocketed lobbyists. So what's the solution? .
Just put a question on the next census form asking if the household has broadband and a couple check boxes for speed. Then their will be a national map of broadband coverage.
Good solution for a quick snapshot, but a few problems with using the census is;

1: It's only conducted every 10 years. Pretty much an eternity in the tech world.

2: A lot of people would have no idea what broadband is, or if they have it. The data would be um, mildly unreliable...
--
FCC, PLEASE KILL THE MERGER BEFORE THE MERGER KILLS SATRAD!
to forum · permalink · · 2007-03-20 11:08:27 · Reply to this
Forums » America Has Absolutely No Idea If Citizens Have BroadbandBig surprise... »
« They're running businesses  

Monday, 09-Nov 18:56:59 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.
page compression OFF
Most commented news this week
· [68] VoIP Over 3G Still Not Working For iPhone
· [52] Verizon Keeps Swinging At AT&T
· [32] Bill Would Force ISPs To Block Financial Scams
· [15] Mediacom Hints At 50, 100 Mbps Speeds
· [12] Clearwire To Get Another $1.5 Billion
· [9] 15 States Have Now Gotten Broadband Mapping Money
· [5] AT&T Launching New 7.2 Mbps 3G Modem
Most people now reading
· Google Has Acquired Gizmo5 [VOIP Tech Chat]
· Divorce advice... [General Questions]
· How in the world am I going to get into college? [General Questions]
· Framed for child porn 151; by a PC virus [Security]
· 60 Minutes piece on cyber security last night [Security]
· My cat is reluctant to exercise. [General Questions]
· Blown out Ballasts [Home Repair & Improvement]
· A fishy CRTC tarriff filed by bell? [TekSavvy]
· [Connectivity] What wireless router to use with Extreme 50? Help [Comcast HSI]
· Windows 7 boot manager editing questions [Microsoft Help]