http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21656708 en Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:21:29 EDT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:21:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21657299 RadioDoc : That would be a great model. Unfortunately I don't think it would work given the current political climate both on a Federal and local level. As usual, it all comes down to who pays to build it...
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Toolmaster of La Grange.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21657299 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:10:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21657149 KrK : Utopia is similar, but far from the best case scenario, from what I've come to believe. Firstly, apparently the infrastructure isn't open to all service providers, you have a select few to choose from, and their offers seem somewhat limited. Secondly you have the incumbents, instead of providing services over the network, are in competition with it using their own networks and pricing to try and kill the model.

I'm thinking of a first rate, expansive and powerful FTTH network that is offered to service providers for them to host their own services on. For example you could have independent ISP's, or big companies like Cox and AT&T and Dish Network etc all available over the network to the homes and businesses. Plus regular guys like you and me could establish our own on line businesses on it, etc.

Basically open to all who pay the same level of access fees.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21657149 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:40:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21656708 RadioDoc : I believe Utopia in Utah would qualify as "a decent scale". Current reviews are mixed...
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Toolmaster of La Grange.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21656708 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:17:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21656442 N3OGH : That speedometer looks like it's from a Ford Mustang, say about 1997 or maybe 1996.
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Petty people are disproportionably corrupted by petty power…]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21656442 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:19:21 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21656354 KrK : I'm sure of one thing. They'll want as much as they can take, and give back as little in value to the citizenry as they can.

Seriously, I wish they'd at least try the public infrastructure/private service provider plan on a decent scale somewhere.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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