ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Govt has better things to do
than to try to appease broadband geeks. |
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removed
Crisis Management Squad
Premium,VIP
join:2002-02-08
Houston, TX
clubs: | Like what? |
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NetAdmin
CCNA
join:2008-05-22
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It is a bit hard to craft, adjust or remove regulations when you have no clue about the state of the thing which you are regulating. This is why the government needs to know about the state of broadband deployment.
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | They already know the blueprints of your home, type of car you drive, how much money you make, etc.
Do we really need to divulge every little thing? If it aint broke.... |
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alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
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I think you are right, most Government Officials don't even know or care about Broadband. The Average Person is happy with speeds above Dial-Up, especially if they are only charged $10 or $15. So if the Average Person doesn't care about Broadband why should The Government. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
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said by removed  :Like what? Let's see:
1. Do something about $4+ a gallon gas.
2. Do something about all the food crops being wasted on fuel production.
3. Do something about the 20+ million illegal aliens infesting our country and bankrupting taxpayers.
4. Do something about the lack of new electrical generation capacity that is sorely needed in this country.
I am sure there are many more things that can be added to this list, but I think resolving the above problems are slightly more important than knowing where broadband is available.
However, I personally have solved the problem of people not knowing whether or not broadband is available in their area. Simply follow the links in the linked post and you can find out all the information you need (hopefully the links still work).
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
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said by NetAdmin :It is a bit hard to craft, adjust or remove regulations when you have no clue about the state of the thing which you are regulating. This is why the government needs to know about the state of broadband deployment. Of course, it is also difficult to regulate when you have no clue about the very thing you're regulating at all... considering how ignorant many politicans seem to be on the internet in general, one wonders what sort of "well-meaning" regulation we'd end up with... |
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NetAdmin
CCNA
join:2008-05-22
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said by ninjatutle :They already know the blueprints of your home, type of car you drive, how much money you make, etc. Do we really need to divulge every little thing? If it aint broke.... Wow, talk about going off topic.
So, in your mind, you think its better when government pass regulations without know what they are regulating. For example, how can you know if it is broke if you don't know anything about the state of broadband? You can't.
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Headtalk
join:2001-08-17
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said by pnh102 :said by removed :Like what? Let's see: 1. Do something about $4+ a gallon gas. Like work from home on your Broadband connection? That you dont have because you live in rural america ....
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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | reply to NetAdmin
We don't need more regulations, that's the problem. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| reply to removed
said by removed :Like what? In all honesty, I think one of the absolute last things on the governments "to do" list should be mapping the residential broadband deployments of private companies. It serves no point whatsoever, costs taxpayers money, and would likely add to the charges telco's/ISP's include on their bills (broadband mapping fee anyone?). Unless you live under a rock, you likely know what broadband providers service your area. Assuming you live in an area with no broadband, having a map showing you that there is no broadband available is of no use at all.
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If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
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Xizer
join:2004-02-05
New York, NY
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Pssst... how do you guys think Japan and South Korea have 100 Mbps symmetrical fiber to most homes?
I hear the government had a hand in it. 
So much for that grand 'ol free market in the U.S.A. huh? |
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David
No,there is another.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs:
 ·DIRECTV
·magicjack.com
·AT&T Midwest
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said by removed :Like what? oh I dunno, I think improving healthcare is a good place to start. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
| reply to Headtalk
said by Headtalk :Like work from home on your Broadband connection? That you dont have because you live in rural america .... That would help considering the Democrat Party is floating a proposal to raise the gas tax.
»ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmEs···921I4TG0
Oh wait. Why would they care? They get their gas tax free as it stands now.
»www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9964441
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Neyland
join:2003-02-04
USA
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said by David :said by removed :Like what? oh I dunno, I think improving health care is a good place to start. Oh yea, please improve health care, they've done such a good job in stream lining all their other agencies, please take a crack at 'fixing' health care.
I can only imagine what kind of service you'd get from a industry that can't recruit enough workers now to meet demand. |
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NetAdmin
CCNA
join:2008-05-22
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said by ninjatutle :We don't need more regulations, that's the problem. With out fully knowing the state of broadband, how can one state that with any degree of certainty?
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to ninjatutle
said by ninjatutle :than to try to appease broadband geeks. Broadband is a precursor to business. It needs to be plentiful and cheap. |
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | It is plentiful and cheap. Everyone I know has it or can get it. |
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| said by ninjatutle :It is plentiful and cheap. Everyone I know has it or can get it. Ninjatutle: 100 megabits for $35 is Broadband and Americans don't get close to that unless they live in fios area's. |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| reply to pnh102
Sad part id #3 is not causing bankruptcies but the govt printing money for economic stimulus and wars is... I am sure you won't mind US farmers moving their operations to Mexico as some are already doing or paying a few bucks more per quart of strawberries or other fruit that is very labor intensive. Heck - I am even sure if there are enough legal aliens or US workers who would even take the job. Believe it or not - there are benefits to this society - that being cheap labor. Removal of cheap labor means inflation and higher costs and struggling to find workers to do those jobs. |
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