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short09

join:2006-07-21

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Re: tell me something i don't know

said by kdandaoc See Profile :

" a combination of un-net savvy, financially compromised politicians and an apathetic FCC will keep wired networks relatively slow for now
yup....politicians are corrupt....every one of them gets money from cable companies....same goes for fcc....isnt it illegal and immoral for public officials and to accept corporate money...last time i checked the punishment is fines and/or improsinment


footballdude
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said by kdandaoc See Profile :

" a combination of un-net savvy, financially compromised politicians and an apathetic FCC will keep wired networks relatively slow for now.

Hasn't this been the case for some time now?
Seems to me the thing keeping wired networks so slow is that it's damn expensive to crank the speeds up. Politicians deserve a lot of blame for a lot of ills but it's not their fault that laying and maintaining vast networks is a big undertaking.
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kdandaoc

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" a combination of un-net savvy, financially compromised politicians and an apathetic FCC will keep wired networks relatively slow for now.

Hasn't this been the case for some time now?
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