| I don't think so--broadband rates will fall, significantly.. The problem is the recession may be so significantly long and deep that we're going to see triple-digit inflation and double-digit jobless rates by the 2nd or 3rd quarter of next year with no signs of recovery for possibly 2 years. People are going to be hard pressed to pay rent/mortgages and energy bills, plus buy gas or food--and pay off the huge credit card debt that so many owe. Broadband, as a non-essential service, unlike food, shelter and energy, will be dropped by many in tough financial straights. And that may be far more of us than anyone wants to admit, especially the politicians. (I think the "bailout" may actually prolong and deepen the affects of the recession through driving the national debt so high--the administration has enacted short-sighted policies that started the dollar on a downhill slide more than 2 years ago--it will free fall now. If the dollar loses reserve currency status, well, we'll never see any signs of even a slight recovery.) |
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ncbillPremium
join:2007-01-23
Winston Salem, NC | People will share broadband if money gets tight.
One guy with a wireless router placed in a window can easily share internet with a dozen of his neighbors. |
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| said by ncbill:People will broadcast and charge for broadband if money gets tight. One guy with a wireless router placed in a window can easily share internet with a dozen of his neighbors for a fee. Fixed. People aren't going to give stuff away for the exact reason you just stated - money gets tight.
I could see someone setting up a metered access channel through their router and charging $10-20/month per user. Get 10 users and you not only pay the bill but make a tidy profit. |
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