 hdmanFlt RiderPremium
join:2003-11-25
Appleton, WI
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| What IS Broadband???? I think the FCC needs to first figure out just what IS broadband. If anybody in a zip code can get 200k or faster?!?!?!? I think that number should 600k or faster to snub out satellite as qualifying as "broadband". Companies like AT&T are allowed to resell WildBlue in areas that they will not service with DSL or UVERSE so they can claim they are providing rural broadband access.
Yep, its better than dial up, but broadband??? No way. Frankly, I would define broadband as a HARDWIRED connection of greater than 600k, with a maximum ping time of 150mS. This would cut out EVDO, dish, etc. I'm not saying EVDO or dish are bad, because I have had both. But they are NOT broadband in my opinion.....
Finally, ANY government money should be used to provide MY version of broadband to rural areas and nothing less. The crappy part is that the governement will still allow companies to grab this cash, and set up shop in over saturated urban areas where the quick money is to be made and this loophole should be CLOSED.
My opinions of course...
HDMan
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heimdm
join:2008-06-22
Martinsville, IN | They also need to make it so that after a certain date lets say 6/1/2010, that if you don't provide broadband then you don't have a monopoly in that space anymore.
Does a T1 in a zip-code count as offering high-speed internet? |
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hdmanFlt RiderPremium
join:2003-11-25
Appleton, WI Reviews:
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| HEY....my family is from Martinsville!!! Anyway, having ONE t-1 in a zip code should not count. I guess, the definition will need to be further clarified to include the word "affordable", say under $60 per month.
They should also simply DROP the zip code as part of the criteria. OR...use census data to state the number of broadband supplied residences within the zip code and create a ratio or percentage. To simply say that one house has a T1 therefore the zip code is covered is just plain silly. My zip code covers half of a larger city, then my rural area where this is no broadband. Under current definition, we are covered...which would be a lie...
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heimdm
join:2008-06-22
Martinsville, IN | The solution would be to give some of the local WISP's some pieces of the 700mhz spectrum in return for them to build out in under-served areas. I can get cell signal at 800mhz easy. EVDO at 1900mhz is a lot harder to get dialed in. So, with that being said, I bet 700mhz would come in through the tree just like a champ. |
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| said by heimdm:The solution would be to give some of the local WISP's some pieces of the 700mhz spectrum in return for them to build out in under-served areas. I can get cell signal at 800mhz easy. EVDO at 1900mhz is a lot harder to get dialed in. So, with that being said, I bet 700mhz would come in through the tree just like a champ. The best piece of the 700 MHz spectrum to use for this purpose is the "D Block." During the auction, no big provider (e.g. AT&T or Verizon) would pay even the minimum reserve price for this spectrum because (oh, horrors!) they would have to share it with public safety agencies. But WISPs have always shared spectrum and been supportive of public safety. It's time to let WISPs step up to the plate. the 700 MHz "D Block" should be nonexclusively licensed to WISPs who use equipment that shares the band fairly among them (the 802.11y protocol can be used as the spectrum etiquette) and gives priority to public safety communications that are legitimately marked as urgent. |
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