 DaveDudeNo Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
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 ·Vonage
·ViaTalk
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Re: Question arises on WHY the rural last mile is being spun off said by roymustang:Good point. The solution to this is to go ahead and regulate on the national level. Why ? Once 4G comes around, rural areas can be served at the same level as metros, probably better due to low population. |
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 ·WOW Internet and..
| Why wait for 4G LTE? We can do it now with 4G WiMAX. It's just ATT and VZ wants to wait and build their network later that will only be used for Cell service anyway.
Sprint and Clear/wire have the right idea and more and more companies will start going out with WiMAX. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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·Comcast
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Verizon came out and said their LTE service would provide 8-12 Mbps speeds. That, with AdrenaLine, would be 12-16k wire feet on lower-grade wiring (24AWG) iwth ADSL2+. So unless you're REALLY out in the sticks (more than 3 miles from the CO) the telephone company will meet or beat LTE's speeds. In addition, DSL probably won't have as low caps as LTE, and DSL can happen now. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1
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said by DaveDude:said by roymustang:Good point. The solution to this is to go ahead and regulate on the national level. Why ? Once 4G comes around, rural areas can be served at the same level as metros, probably better due to low population. And what company is going to build those rural towers without being forced to at gunpoint (continuous fines) from the govt?
At most you can hope for is the 2G and 3G towers that were created by law under the 800 mhz auction and grants by the FCC in the 1980s (and those coverage requirements don't exist anymore), will get upgraded to 4G. Why would any traditional cell carrier build more rural towers? Charity? |
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