It may be true that most Americans are happy with what they
have, because they don't know of anything better (ignorance is bliss).
People were relatively happy with dial-up until they experienced
broadband. But most of us have limited options as far as broadband goes.
I have a choice of Verizon DSL or Hughes Net. While there is
cable on road, my house is too far back for the cable company to run the
cable for one house. Hughes Net cost at least $60 per month and I am
assuming that you can loose your connection in a storm. (It
happens with my DirecTV signal.) Thus, my only real choice is
Verizon DSL.
Am I correct in assuming that many of these other countries have
some kind of government support in developing a broadband system?
Steve Brownfield
Steve Rigby wrote:
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:51 AM, rlsimon wrote:
On NPR there was a story claiming the US was a winner initially in the
lineup of those nations affording access to broadband internet being
amongst
the top 4 while now we are 15th behing Luxembourg ...I know this for
sure
having recently visited Belgium where just about everyone has it
(even cell
phone access is cheap and 5 bars even in the littlest backwater
village in
the mountains). Here in NJ, the most populous state in the nation, I
live
45 minutes from Philadelphia and can only get Comcast cable (I'd
rather eat
dirt than deal with that bunch!!) with DSL & FIOS not even on the
planning
boards!! ...huh??
Most Americans are perfectly happy with whatever levels of
communications services are currently available to them. Most
Americans are not aware of what levels of service COULD be available
to them. Most Americans who have cell phone or internet service are
quite fat and happy with what they have. For the most part, they just
do not know any better. My opinions only.
Steve
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