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Re: 350 million dollars.. said by plat2on1:to find out who has broadband? seriously? That's probably the best INVESTMENT, in the whole broadband section.
setting up a long term comprehensive measurement system, is the only way to know where and how to spend future funds (this isn't the last money we'll see spent on broadband or overall stimulus BTW)
The entire bill is a shotgun/blunderbuss fired in the dark, hoping enough it hits something for effect to jump restart the economy.
Do you think anyone really went out a measure how many feet of fiber/cable/ switches/etc. it would take to "wire" america and then checked the price lists, contractor rates, etc? No the house made their guesstimate of 'it'll cost AT least this much", and the senate did much the same, the compromise resolution isn't as good as either, but in someways is better than both, that's the system we have.
The whole stimulus is the same way, waited to long to carefully plan each investment, and now have to throw a huge pile of money at the problem hoping 25-50 percent has some effect both short term and over the next few years.
The best value we can get is tracking how the money is spent, and what gets the most bang for the buck so that future investments ARE better directed. |
