quetwo
That VoIP Guy
Premium
join:2004-09-04
East Lansing, MI
| reply to lvas
Re: Deborah Tate
said by lvas  :Encourage real competition – ha there that is again. Like choosing between wireless, cable and telco are not real choices. yes there is SAT download too and Maybe someday BPL and floating blimps will work, but in the mean time the big 3 are the only game in town. So how is there NOT competition now between those 3 methods? I just don’t get it. Or do you really mean you want the holy grail of 100mg down and 3mg up and until you get that for $40 dollars a month there is no real competition. Never mind who pays for building it – you just want it now – is that what everybody means by real broadband competition? How about us that can't get all three in our area. My area has (some) DSL, and some areas served by Comcast. My home (which is pretty much in the middle of the city), can get a max of 300/300 DSL (thank you Bell for not upgrading our infrastructure since 1950), or well, nothing. |
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lvas
join:2001-05-17
Glen Carbon, IL
| reply to nasadude
Encourage real competition – ha there that is again. Like choosing between wireless, cable and telco are not real choices. yes there is SAT download too and Maybe someday BPL and floating blimps will work, but in the mean time the big 3 are the only game in town. So how is there NOT competition now between those 3 methods? I just don’t get it. Or do you really mean you want the holy grail of 100mg down and 3mg up and until you get that for $40 dollars a month there is no real competition. Never mind who pays for building it – you just want it now – is that what everybody means by real broadband competition? |
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Portals Pup
@ameritech.net | reply to nasadude
He's the token. There is little he can do by himself except issue these diatribes against the policies currently in force. It is easy to point out the obvious when you don't have to be the one who picks up the pieces (or the proverbial baby). |
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AtlGuy
join:2000-10-17
Marietta, GA | reply to Maxo
Well I *was* eating lunch until I saw that hideous pic. *pushes food away* I'm suddenly not so hungry. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to quetwo
Deborah Tate is a republican. Republicans believe in big business, not what's best for consumers and America.
As long as there is a Republican majority at the FCC, nothing will be done to encourage real competition and the U.S. will fall further behind the rest of the world. Their methodologies will not change and they will continue to report misleading statistics about the state of broadband in the U.S.
There is some hope with the new FCC commissioner, as he lobbyed for the CLECs before being appointed, but until he actually does something we won't know. |
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cableties
Premium
join:2005-01-27 | reply to bassnguitar
You want to share a pipe with her?  |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | reply to tquade
No thanks. |
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bassnguitar
join:2003-09-11
Imperial, MO
clubs: | reply to quetwo
I want what she is smoking. |
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gomer1701ems
join:2001-08-23
Minneapolis, MN | reply to quetwo
A prime example of why stupid people should not have children. |
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tquade
join:2000-10-14
Regina, SK
| reply to quetwo
said by quetwo : ... she is very happy with the state of broadband deployment, .... The princess has no cloths. |
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quetwo
That VoIP Guy
Premium
join:2004-09-04
East Lansing, MI
| We had the pleasure of having FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate on the campus of Michigan State University last week, to give a speech on the current state of their policies. Apparently, she is very happy with the state of broadband deployment, and according to her, BPL will be the way to go for future developments.
Unfortunately, she said that "with 98% of the country having access to broadband" we are in a very good state of affairs. |
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