>>>>> "Michael" == Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Michael> What about a worst case scenario? I don't think there's Michael> anyone in my neighborhood (39th and Holgate) that would be Michael> interested. What would it cost for me to get a run to Michael> myself? How would I be able to get cheap bandwidth as a Michael> result? I think as long as we are stuck in the telco-as-monopoly-resource- extractor model, it's going to remain expensive. Both of the incumbent carriers have business interests in bandwidth remaining scarse and expensive. Having bandwidth allows the consumer to route around the incumbents' lucrative television or voice business models, so as long as you are reliant on them, you'll continue to have bad choices. You need to route around the incumbent-carrier last-mile damage by either having public ownership of the infrastructure (like we do for streets), or by having the residence own the infrastructure between their house to a colocation point where they have a wide range of options for services. Either that, or the incumbent carriers need a substantial attitude readjustment, which seems a less likely prospect. -- Russell Senior, Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
