dslwanter
Why would I want DSL? I have FTTH
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Lowellville, OH
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Re: Nebraska
You're missing my point. As a company who is to service the customer they should strive to make these technologies available. Think of it this way. The cheapest phone package is what $14 a month ballpark? DSL from AT&T is $12.99 a month. I think if they can afford to bring POTS there they most definitely could afford to bring DSL there. Do you really think the telcos make a profit off of POTS in the rural areas? I don't think so. It's the same idea. Only POTS is regulated by the government therefore they have no choice but to deliver POTS to everyone. If DSL were regulated in the same way, the same would be true. They say the cost of DSL deployment is high, the cost of POTS deployment even higher. A small DSLAM would be a small expense compared to an entire CO or RT being built with copper lines running to bring people POTS.
EDIT: And as far as the wireless connection that is untrue. Many rural areas can't even get that. Case and point right up the road from me, in fact you can't even call it rural because it's not populated.
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The Beer
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| I must be mistaken, thought we were talking about Nebraska.
I'm sorry that unpopulated area is missing out on the Broadband revolution, their population must be really mad about that!
Wait, that area is not populated?
Case in point, why service an unpopulated area?
Yes the world deserves "High Speed Internet" who says DSL has to be the medium?
Unless you live in a rural, wide open area in BFE WITHOUT a clear view of the southern sky you have options, that is my point.
DSL is a bad technology to serve rural areas, it's just the way it is.
This page shows 90 cities that have WIRELESS coverage alone in Nebraska »www.bbwexchange.com/wisps/nebraska-wisps.asp
This is just one wireless map I found, the arrow is pointing to that 500 person town I named above with DSL.
I'm sorry you don't need DSL to have High Speed Internet. |
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