Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | reply to daveberstein
Re: Sensible Concern For The Unserved While I am not sure that D3 is the answer, I think we have to look at this as electric and phone were looked at when they first came it. Putting in phone and electric was very expensive for their times too, but it had to be done. The internet is just as important today as electric and phone were in their day.
So far fiber is the only long term solution that I have seen to the problem. Yes, the initial outlay is horrific, but long term is there anything that can compete? Most cable systems I have seen need virtually constant maintenance and they still have signal issues(maintenance cost eat you alive). Satellite systems (not the current Hughes mess) are expensive and I have not heard much about the new Japanese system since it's initial announcement(did it work?). Dsl variants cannot handle the distances required for most rural areas. Wireless has a problem with trees and terrain in general (many of the areas we are talking about do not have cell service either).
Point #3 should also be stressed and should have minimal government expense to do so. |
