JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | Verizon's use-it-and-lose-it EVDO counts as broadband?
Astonishing. |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | Great article.
Just wanted to give a thumbs up to Karl Bode  for a great write up. Wish we had more like this at BBR. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
|  Cellular/wireless broadband is where broadband is going ....
... for the future and to NOT count it is ludicrous. Everyone, including BBR says wireless broadband is the future. So, why shouldn't the FCC count it as broadband growth?
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
| said by TKJunkMail :... for the future and to NOT count it is ludicrous. Everyone, including BBR says wireless broadband is the future. So, why shouldn't the FCC count it as broadband growth? " Isenberg argues it's not fair to include these capped, pricey and restrictive connections because the[y] violate the FCC's own free-access guidelines, and without them the U.S. broadband growth rate is only actually 27% -- which would mean it has the 26th fastest growing number of broadband Internet access lines. "
Pretty much sums it up.
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ | Can there be any more question...
That "ChairShill" Kevin Martin is as useless as mammalian protruberences on a male of the genus sus?
Any one of us should try handing off such specious data to our bosses, on the job, and see how many femtoseconds we last. |
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haplo2112
join:2003-05-12
Charlton, MA
| Its all defined wrong...
...Broadband needs to be redefined as something at least closer in speed to the other countries that its all measured against. The US should be in the lead, with the fastest speeds, the highest penetration and cheapest prices.
A 10/5 connection should be the minimum to be called broadband.
Over 50% of an area code covered or it doesn't count. AND it must be serviced by at least two providers, wireless doesn't count! |
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CMoore2004
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Jonesville, MI | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Cellular/wireless broadband is where broadband is going ....
Perhaps Sprint's should. A 5GB limit with Verizon can really be considered a broadband connection? 200kbps allows for over 60GB/month. |
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Stumbles
join:2002-12-17
Port Saint Lucie, FL | reply to Rob
Yep with the main point IMO being the FCC CANNOT even follow their own guidelines. If that don't smack of incompetence I don't know what does. The FCC is nothing but a laughing stock of a government organization. |
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richardpor
Fur it up
join:2003-04-19
Portland, OR
| No News Here
Hey where’s the fire?
Frankly, I do not see what all fuss is. There are many factors from hurdles from government to simply the market reached its saturation point. Outside the activism of DSL reports I do not see the general public clamoring for very high speed connections. its more like that’s nice and they go about their daily business.
Broadband penetration will never justify one more tax payer broadband boondoggle. |
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halfband
Premium
join:2002-06-01
Huntsville, AL
1 edit | reply to haplo2112
Re: Its all defined wrong...
said by haplo2112 :
The US should be in the lead, with the fastest speeds, the highest penetration and cheapest prices. The US leads in the production and consumption of McChickens. Unfortunately we are a long way from being a leader in broadband.
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | reply to TScheisskopf
Re: Can there be any more question...
Even if that's what your boss asked for? |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to TScheisskopf
Listen you two...the sooner you get on board and start blaming everything on "regulatory uncertainty," the better off we're going to be. |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
·Sprint Broadband D..
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said by JTRockville :Even if that's what your boss asked for? Then, you should start looking, seriously and aggressively, for new employment. Why? Because when the boss get's his procreative nodules in a mangle over the bad data, he's gonna blame you and deny all knowledge.
You will take the hit, while the lying slug gets off. |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
·Sprint Broadband D..
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said by Karl Bode :Listen you two...the sooner you get on board and start blaming everything on "regulatory uncertainty," the better off we're going to be. Sorry, Karl. I will make sure I get my meds upped, so I can get into the correct and drooling frame of mind for such a position. |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to TScheisskopf
Technically in this instance "taking the hit" will mean getting a million dollar a year job working at a think tank whose entire function is to spawn bad data.... |
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DoctorDoom
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join:2006-09-19
Becket, MA
| Satellites are not evil
quote:
(anyone who has ever been stuck on satellite would probably contest that)
I'm a HughesNet user in an otherwise unserved rural town in MA. There is exactly zero possibility of any option BUT satellite here. The telco and cable companies have stated flatly that they have no intention of, nor interest in, wiring the town for broadband. Re FIOS, an invasion from Mars is almost infinitely more likely. And being of a practical bent, I agree with them that it is financially unjustifiable. The installation and maintenance costs could not be recouped.
Critics are fond of citing countries where broadband penetration is vastly higher than in the US. They neglect to note that America's rural area is larger than most of those countries, and that population density is the determining factor for broadband deployment.
A wireless broadband company is exploring this area for a Motorola Canopy setup, but they don't call it the Berkshire Hills for nothing. The geography limits the utility of wireless.
There is nothing that big government can do to change the laws of economics. Unless some magical technology is developed that can make it profitable to wire 38.7 square miles with about 200 households (5.17 per square mile), the situation will not change, and the town will continue to choose between 28.8 Kbps max dialup or satellite. As for me, a consistent off-peak speed of 1 Mbps with HughesNet Pro vs 20-24 Kbps typical with POTS does not represent a tough choice. It isn't fiber, but ... |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | reply to TScheisskopf
Re: Can there be any more question...
Ditto
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inurenegade
join:2006-06-11
Wilmington, DE | thx fcc
thank you FCC for limiting america's broadband by lying to the public. you are truely a terrible organization |
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biobob
join:2003-09-04
Bayside, NY
| reply to haplo2112
Re: Its all defined wrong...
The US will never be a leader in broadband speeds. It's just too big for the ROI to be worth it to most companies. I think the FCC should define broadband as 1.5m/256k and the focus on making sure every American has that. Let the free market worry about the speed. |
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HateTank
join:2004-03-07
Trinity, AL | reply to DoctorDoom
Re: Satellites are not evil
I see that you have covered yourself for replies quite nicely. I was just waiting for yet another, "Well move out of the sticks", or "It's unprofitable" statements. Nicely done Doom. |
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