| I think that just like good water systems, functional sewers, roads and reliable power grids, it is in many communities but especially rural community's interests to build out very fast broadband so as to encourage businesses to utilize their other favorable conditions like low real estate prices, lower labor costs, sometimes cheaper electricity, lower CoL, nice scenery.
There are many favorable things about living in Vermont and other relatively rural states and regions but the near absence of decent broadband means that young professionals and the companies that hire them will not want to be out in the dial-up wilderness.
If I had a job where I could telecommute 80%+, I would love to live in Vermont. But how can I telecommute over satellite or dialup or slow dsl?
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Yes, actually I am a network engineer. Why don't you have a cup of coffee and make sure my HBO is working and I'll worry about getting my cable modem and my router connected. |
