West Virginian
@bellatlantic.com
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If any of you have a great, affordable solution to wiring rural areas, speak up. But make sure you have all the facts. There is actually quite a bit of broadband here. 77% access and growing. Every wire center has DSL -- including many very, very small mountain communities -- and there are several hundred remote locations with DSL. The issue is not Verizon or the cable guys -- they are opposed only to government telecom overlaying existing areas, undermining them and NOT taking care of rural folks or the unserved. Government will have to help where incumbents or others cannot make BB work, and we have plenty. This is THE most rural state in the US. Distances are enormous for wireline and wireless can be impossible in mountain valleys. Add to that 48th per capita income, and that 43% do not own computers, and it is tough to find workable solutions. Cisco is welcomed. All solutions that help are welcomed. Not going to happen without all of us working on it |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | I would think Montana is a little more Rural. At least you have states NEXT to you that have those city things.. |
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FutureMon
OW My Eyes
Premium,ExMod 2002-05
join:2000-10-05
Colorado Springs, CO
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Whatever happened to the idea of using stationary blimps or balloons to provide the signal. High enough up they should be able to provide bandwidth of some sort to all sorts of mountainous terrain.
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dekerfman
join:2004-10-07
Weirton, WV | reply to West Virginian
I live in Weirton, W.V. in the northern panhandle of the state. We have cable, dsl and wireless available to us. The cities always make out better than rural areas. |
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dsless
join:2001-05-16
Pittsburgh, PA | And Weirton has no employment either. People live in Weirton and work in Pittsburgh. |
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