 Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
join:2002-03-03
USA
kudos:4 | Taxpayers of Manassas got hosed This network would never have been built if it was forced to rely on private investment. The only reason it did was because government leaders were hoodwinked by the FCC in to building it. The true unfortunates aren't the 520 households that are subscribed to it, but the taxpayers that had to foot the bill for the experiment. |
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 GbcueAlmost P.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8
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| said by Romney2012:This network would never have been built if it was forced to rely on private investment. The only reason it did was because government leaders were hoodwinked by the FCC in to building it. The true unfortunates aren't the 520 households that are subscribed to it, but the taxpayers that had to foot the bill for the experiment. An experiment is precisely that, an experiment. If nobody experimented on doing anything (regardless of the funding source), many things would not exist today, like the Internet.
It could have been a real flop from DARPA, at tax-payers expense, too!
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| unfortunately, it was well predicted before this system was even implemented that it was at best a third rate solution to broadband. |
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| Yeah, the problems with BPL were pretty well spelled out for any city or town that wanted to investigate it... |
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eggboardPremium
join:2000-11-18
Seattle, WA | BPL was the favorite "third pipe" technology of think-tanks and consultants paid by incumbent first and second pipers (DSL and cable) to pretend that there would be competition instead of monopolies and duopolies.
Who knew that revenue-bond-funded muni fiber might emerge as the actual potential third pipe? It has a lot more legs than BPL.
A few years ago, I thought the Current project in Texas would basically jumpstart BPL because of the scope, investors (Google, among others), necessity, mixed broadband/smart-grid properties, deregulated/unbundled market, etc.
Nope. When Current failed to handle TXU's market, that made it clear that this would never work for broadband.
GPON! GPON! GPON! Forever. |
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