said by nasadude :

I know you like to have the last word, so here is one more thing to respond to, I'm done.

I am positive you would not get accurate information by just calling comcast for every address in a location and asking if they have service. Maybe I will try it sometime and see if I can get a comcast rep to stay on the line through 100,000 address requests. It's simply insane to suggest the information be obtained this way. You disagree, fine. we agree to disagree.

I would like to see the U.S. have better broadband, because I would like higher speeds at lower prices like most of the developed world has. I also think it's imperative to the economic well being and advancement of the U.S. to have broadband equivalent to the world's best - that's where we used to be and that's where I would like us to be again. It's clear from your statements this is of no concern whatsoever to you as long as you have yours.

It's obvious that your income is high enough that you don't care about price and you also aren't particularly concerned about speed. Fair enough. You're not obligated to look any further than your own concerns or needs.

One last thing: how do you know most populated parts of the USA have access to good (as in 3Mbps or better, none of this 200k crap) broadband speeds? The data the FCC reports has no relation to reality and the incumbents won't provide it - did you call and inquire for each of tens of millions of addresses?

said by SuperJoker :

If one were to ask a telephone company If a particular address is within range of DSL service, All they will say frequently is "We don't know as We need a phone number to figure that out with", So with DSL It's potluck, your neighbor may have DSL, But that will never guarantee that Your address will ever have It.