Ah terrific, another study in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20043633 en Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:17:37 EDT Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:17:37 EDT Re: Ah terrific, another study http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20043709 TKJunkMail :
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according to the group, just a 7% spike in broadband adoption would save $6.4 billion in vehicle mileage, and $662 million in health-care costs ($217 per person).


And how have they determined that those 7% who "adopt" broadband are going to do something other than play FPS shooters and watch porn on their new connections? Not that there's anything wrong with either of those things!

Telecommuting is great, but very few companies actually allow it. And broadband has great potential for productivity, but it simply won't alter everyone's lives in such a staggering manner. Some, like me, depend on it for work, but for a large number of folks, it's simply a faster, more convenient form of internet access than dialup.

I agree:
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according to the group, just a 7% spike in broadband adoption would save $6.4 billion in vehicle mileage, and $662 million in health-care costs ($217 per person).

And how have they determined that those 7% who "adopt" broadband are going to do something other than play FPS shooters and watch porn on their new connections? Not that there's anything wrong with either of those things!

Telecommuting is great, but very few companies actually allow it. And broadband has great potential for productivity, but it simply won't alter everyone's lives in such a staggering manner. Some, like me, depend on it for work, but for a large number of folks, it's simply a faster, more convenient form of internet access than dialup.

Maybe they should stop wasting so much money on these studies and use that cash towards getting actual connectivity to these underserviced areas.
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