TKJunkMail
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|  White Space Coalition blowing usual smoke
There may or may not be interference to the broadcast stations in this plan. And based on past experience, I'll assume there will be interference no matter what the coalition says. But the whole justification for using this swath of spectrum is bogus. Here is the claim: They insist such unused white space "could deliver Internet access to every American household for as little as $10 a month, by some estimates". Now if you believe Microsoft and Dell can deliver $10 broadband to the masses if they get what they want, then I have a bridge I'd like to sell you in Brooklyn.
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| The NAB is well recognized as a Broadcast industry protectionist anti consumer organization. As such just about anything they say can be considered the opposite of the true story.
said by TKJunkMail  : Now if you believe Microsoft and Dell can deliver $10 broadband to the masses if they get what they want, then I have a bridge I'd like to sell you in Brooklyn. Oh ya, and I totally believe these guys too. 
The truth lays somewhere in the middle as usual.
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ieolus
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What is the basis for that statement? Broadband in the U.S. is only so expensive right now because of the last-mile costs. What would happen if those costs go away, $10/month broadband perhaps?
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crashnburn4u
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| said by ieolus :What is the basis for that statement? Broadband in the U.S. is only so expensive right now because of the last-mile costs. What would happen if those costs go away, $10/month broadband perhaps? I am not going to agree or disagree with this but I will ask, who has validated this?
Broadband in India is available in tiered fashion anywhere from 200-250 Rs. (capped / limited plan) to 1500 Rs. (unlimited). Whats funny is the amount of time most people use the internet lets them use the capped limited data download plan. |
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alalper
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Can I buy your bridge? Please.  |
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