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1 edit |  Is is true that 92% of us can order Cable Internet?
"cable's high-speed Internet service is sitting in front of 92% of American households." - Kyle McSlarrow, National Cable Television Association
»www.multichannel.com/article/162···head.php
interview date: January 12, 2009
published: January 18, 2009 If this is true, I'm surprised.
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jmn1207
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Karl Bode
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I would guess those stats are culled from FCC data, which is about as reliable as the Dallas Cowboys come playoff time. |
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1 edit | There is always the NCTA database; however, trying to find an accurate number of total households in the US is challenging.
»www.ncta.com/Statistic/Statistic···ics.aspx
Edit: Ok, this source states that there are 128.2 million households.
»www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/us/07housing.html
The NCTA claims that 117.7 million homes are passed by cable internet. So, that is about 92%. |
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probboy
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I wouldn't out of hand dismiss that number. By covering large cities and their immediate suburbs, you can cover a large portion of the nation's population--it's the remaining 8% (or whatever) that's difficult to wire because it's spread out over a large (>50%) area of the country.
The most apt comparison is probably to Sprint's cellular network. Don't they claim to cover a very large portion of the nation's population (something like 260-280 million people out of 300 million or so) by only covering cities and freeways?
Again, it's the few remaining percentage of the population that's difficult to cover because it isn't economically feasible for anyone to do it. |
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You'd need to get out into the field to confirm anything. Some new digital technologies don't work at longer distances where previous homes passed worked fine, etc.
Before we spend billions or do anything -- we need to seriously map who has service -- and who does not. |
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jmn1207
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| said by Karl Bode  :Before we spend billions or do anything -- we need to seriously map who has service -- and who does not. That would take a considerable amount of coordination and assistance from the cable/telco industries. The information coming from them would have to be audited to help ensure accuracy. And the end result of all their hard work would most certainly have a negative impact on their business and possibly get them into trouble after "exposing" their footprint, at least with regards to public opinion.
Any semi-legitimate map would have to survive the usual gauntlet of lobbyists lining the paths of our politicians' careers.
Here's to hope. |
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said by Karl Bode :Before we spend billions or do anything -- we need to seriously map who has service -- and who does not. We have a Decennial Census coming up here shortly -- couldn't we just add a couple questions to that and kill 2 birds with one stone?
Sure, it's not going to be all that accurate, but it's not like any other sampling method is going to gain much ground on the accuracy front. |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | We have a Decennial Census coming up here shortly -- couldn't we just add a couple questions to that and kill 2 birds with one stone? I think that certainly should be part of the equation. |
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quarkmachine
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said by Karl Bode :I would guess those stats are culled from FCC data, which is about as reliable as the Dallas Cowboys come playoff time. You know why Romo is so happy Prez Bush is back in Texas? He's no longer the biggest disappointment in the state...
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said by Karl Bode :I would guess those stats are culled from FCC data, which is about as reliable as the Dallas Cowboys come playoff time. Ouch!
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I do projects for the Census Bureau on occasion. They're the standard government bureaucracy. No way they'd get that question in by the Decennial.
However, the Census Bureau has several survey programs - the full person Decennial count is just the Big One. With the right inside ear, it's feasible that could be added to something like the ACS Survey.
I'll have to remember to ask about that 
KM |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | If I remember correctly, the most recent mapping bill by Congress does put some mapping authority into both the hands of the GTO and the Census Bureau already.... |
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said by funchords :"cable's high-speed Internet service is sitting in front of 92% of American households." - Kyle McSlarrow, National Cable Television Association
»www.multichannel.com/article/162···head.php
interview date: January 12, 2009
published: January 18, 2009 If this is true, I'm surprised. Well sure, I can see the cable companies line 100 yards down the road from my house. But will they run it to me? NO! But I guess that counts as "sitting in front of" my household.
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Hey quark, I couldn't agree more. BTW, that intel-like avatar is awesome. good stuff. |
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