1.5mb is "fast" because its the "same" as a T1 @ 1000/mo (this is from a talk with the local telco). They sell 256kbit DSL @ 50/mo. They could sell more for less, but why bother when they have no competition? It is not a lack of interested parties, its a lack of copper access.
On 7/24/07, Marlon K. Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh brother. Here we go again. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scottie Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband Baloney? An FCC Commissioner's takeon"Broadband".. > Thats the problem...most of the senate, congress, heck the whole > government and their appointees do not know the difference in a piece of > twine with two cans attached and a copper line with telephones attached, > much less how the internet works and the physics behind it. > > They only know how to listen to the people that pad their or their parties > back pockets. IMHO. > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Drew Lentz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:57:57 -0500 > >>In an article entitled "Broadband Baloney" in the Wall Street Journal >>today, >>Robert McDowell, a Commissioner on the FCC stated: >> >>"Criticisms of our definition of "broadband" being too lax are already >>irrelevant as over 50 million subscribers are in the 1.5 to 3.0 >>megabits-per-second "fast lane."" >> >>That my friends, is EXACTLY what the problem is: 1.5 to 3mb FAST LANE???? >>Who are they trying to kid? Then he goes on to say: >> >>"Today, video applications are tugging hard on America's broadband >>infrastructure. YouTube alone uses as much bandwidth today as the entire >>Internet did in 2000. Not surprisingly, our broadband adoption rate >>continues to increase concurrently with the proliferation of this latest >>"killer app."" >> >>He talks about how much of a push video is, even citing that it eats up a >>large amount of bandwidth, but is insistent on 1.5 to 3 Mb being fast? I >>don't get it. >> >>The article sums up why he thinks that all this talk about us lagging >>behind >>in the broadband proliferation table is "Broadband Baloney".. boo I say. >>The >>fact that the WSJ would print this is baloney. >> >>Article is here: >>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118524094434875755.html?mod=googlenews_wsj >> >>Drew Lentz >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>956.878.0123 >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know >>your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The >>current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to >>know your thoughts. >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>-- >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> > > Dial-Up Internet service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $9.99/mth. > Check out www.info-ed.com for information. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know > your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The > current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to > know your thoughts. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to know your thoughts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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