deep sigh
First, the survey these guys all like to point to is a BS survey. It
doesn't count us WISPs. Coarse, neither does the government :-).
Next, whining about the 200k broadband definition is useless. The FCC 477
STARTS at 200k. It goes up to something like 10 meg service. 200k is JUST
a starting point for counting things. And I've NEVER seen one of these
goofballs talk about what the STARTING point is with any other country they
love to talk about.
They also don't talk about who's paying for this magical fiber they keep
spouting off about. The cost to install fiber in the ground or on a pole
far exceeds that mythical $10 rate. Maybe it's that cheap to a HUGE MTU but
it won't be to most homes and businesses, at least not around this country.
Every notice also, how they tend to whine about how there is no competition,
then brag about how we need one infrastructure in order to really do
broadband right?
They just don't get it. They are only following the pack mentality that's
lead to this broadband deficit myth.
We have $40 100 meg to the home fiber in the next county over. It's a joke.
The PUBLIC has spent over $130 million and last I knew the program is still
loosing $6 million per year! But here I am, selling $40 internet on that
network. All the while the propagandists are bragging about what a great
deal that's been for local economic development. Never a word about $.015
(not a typo)/kwh electric rates. Cheap power has always been why businesses
moved to Grant Co. Think about this for a second. If you needed fiber for
your data center, why in the world would you put it anywhere but Seattle or
Portland? Cheap land and cheap power that's why. They spent a gazillion
dollars on those data centers, dragging fiber the few miles from I-90 to
Quincy would be the least of their worries.
Somedays my head just hurts.
Marlon
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Oram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Marlon Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:09 AM
Subject: How FCC screwed USA boradband
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/073007bradner.html
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070803_002641.html
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