| Takes some deep thinking.... Some tough questions when you dive into them. I will have to really think about this before posting.
Regardless, it is my opinion that the provider's thoughts and feelings on this need to be completely ignored. Without question, broadband is for the consumer. Therefore this plan should be consumer (residential and business) focused and shaped how the consumer feels broadband will benefit them in the future.
Once that is established, the plan (rules and regulations) should be laid out to make that happen regardless of what the providers and their stock jockeys want.
Now to think of those rules and regulations that will truly benefit the consumer without putting an extreme burden on the provider (in the beginning). That part I will have to get back to you on. |
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| Another thought......
Why don't we begin by using their own definition when they began raping us for a couple hundred billion dollars just not too long ago.
Let's see... I believe it was their words that stated:
In 1992, testimony given by Verizon (then New Jersey Bell), in order to receive financial incentives to rewire the state, claimed that broadband was:
"Broadband Digital Service — Switching Capabilities matched with transportation capabilities supporting data rates up to 45,000,000 bits per second (45 Mbps) and higher, which enables services, for example, that will allow residential and business customers to receive high definition video and to send and receive interactive (i.e., two way) video signals." |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Hmm, interesting  |
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That's actually the best suggestion I've read thus far. |
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Must take some deeper thinking to realize Verizon's FIOS and most cable companies are providing services well beyond that definition.
A 860 Mhz cable system support over 5 Gbps data rates.
Customers can receive multiple channels of high definition video.
Customers can send and receive interactive (i.e., two way) video signals, aka VOD. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to Skippy25
So you're advocating a 45 Mbps connection for all data services to your residence? That's not much different than the U-Verse service that a lot of people around this forum like to complain about. Throw in a couple of HD streams at 19.4 Mbps and you won't have much left for your web surfing. Using MPEG4 for your video streams you get better, but not much better than some cable companies offer these days. |
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