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whats up whit that
The big company's were offered free money to close that digital divide and turned it down. real numbers of course not the F.C.C relies to much on thies company's for the information they should be out gathering this information them selves. It is time for the government to step up and finally get the nation wide wifi system in place. that was promised when they sold off in the first round white spectrum of frequency's and that are still holding on to saying they dont have the tech to put it in place. The Australians dont seam to have a problem.
Posted by sarai1313@...
22nd Aug
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You know what else?
Rural areas lack access to good Thai food. Maybe the government should do something about that as well.
Posted by jtdavies
22nd Aug
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dead spots near urban areas
I have great broadband service competition here in town, including 3/4G. Four miles away there is a stretch of road with a100+ families with no celular service (a terrain shadow area), no cable service, no fixed wireless Internet, and the landline phone is via an older repeater system that supports UP TO 28K max dial-up. No other Internet over copper is possible. AT&T has said for years it would upgrade the phone lines there, but near as anyone can tell, they are waiting for a bigger government hand-out.
Posted by Jim Johnson
22nd Aug
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You know what else else?
Rural areas lack newspapers, too. Yet the Constitution provided for a mail service to deliver them to the citizenry, information about the nation being key to keeping the Republic from degenerating into another ignorant backwater. Broadband should be in the same category. Comparing broadband access to Thai food is itself a symptom of a deep ignorance of what sustains this nation. Perhaps you're tired of democracy and would prefer something else. A Dominionist theocracy, say, where your village elders tell you what's what and can have you stoned to death for being drunk in public. Maybe you'd like that better.
Posted by progan01@...
22nd Aug
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You know what else?
Thank you! I'm growing short of patience with those whose only outlook on every issue is, "I got mine, to hell with you," except when the tables are turned and they perceive that others are getting theirs.
Posted by cstensrud2@...
23rd Aug
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Here is what I believe
The government is poor at solving problems for a reasonable cost.

There already is satellite broadband available. I found it with a quick Google search.

I also believe that there are tradeoffs in life. If your goal is fast Internet, move to the city. If you like the advantages of country living, then live there. I prefer to treat adults like adults and not children of some all-knowing all-seeing government.
Posted by jtdavies
24th Aug
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