Broadband in the Sticks → It is wrong

That is wrong though of the telcos to do that. If they don't want to provide then the community themselves should be able to provide if they choose to do so.

Why is the government allowing this to happen? Isn't this country suppose to be the land of the free? Or is that just a term these days only pertaining to freedom of travel?

If rural areas want to start up their own high speed connection then that should be their choice in the matter.

Now if the government decided to say hey lets make it a law that the telcos are required to provide high speed access, then rates might rise for everyone to pay for the costs of deploying high speed access to rural areas.

But if the government says that the telcos cannot block the deployment of this then the telcos might not deploy broadband to the suburbs and such. Then what is a suburb community to do but hopefully get enough people that want high speed access to pay for the costs themselves.

But who knows exactly what is going to happen. it is sad that in todays society, the only thing driving is money.

No one is stopping people from deploying broadband in rural areas.

I live in a rural area (it is even more rural about 10 minutes from my house) but in a small town with cable and DSL.

Anywhere there is not service is all about money because it is a business that would do it. No one is going to launch a brodband service and have to pay in, its crazy.

For example, you can get a broadband wireless cell going that may cover about 20 miles. In that 20 miles the total amount of possible customers is under 1000. Now to deploy such a wireless cell would require about $250,000 or more (tower, backhaul, the whole deal). Now if your really lucky and every single house in that area signs up (not likely) then you will finally pay the bank back in maybe 5 years.

100% of the people will not sign up. The bank would never get payed back, the company goes bankrupt. Sparse customer base and high investment means slow return on investment, if at all. A fatal business error costing the company its own survival and the serivice itself (since it would be shut off when the company folded).

But who knows exactly what is going to happen. it is sad that in todays society, the only thing driving is money.

Welcome to a capitalist society.
If you wish to have broadband of a sort forced to rural areas, than it will have to be regulated and enforced by the government. Preferably, it would be paid for via taxation.
In a capitalist society [which I support], the people with the most money get the most options. Why? They have the money to pay for the options. Business, be it large or small, will go where they smell profits. \
The purpose of business is to make the maximum profit possible at minimum cost.
End of list.
It's really not that complex; everyone gripes about it, but no one has presented a good reason as yet for the telco/cable industry to expand to rural areas. *Shrugs* Until regulation forces them to, profit will guide them.