Pseydtonne
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join:2003-01-25
Melrose, MA
| reply to ronpin
Vz deserves praise?
That's only in one state. In Pennsylvania, where they promised FTTH by 2004 and didn't even try, there is no progress. Why praise them, for slacking and ripping off governments. "We failed on our rebuild so please give us more money." What, are they a dot-com?
You pay more for cable modem but it works. Believe it or not, and I know this will blow some of your minds here, but high-speed internet connectivity actually costs money. When ILECs lower their prices, they are only doing it to keep the POTS money. Be aware of this: they'll jack the rates again once they've snared enough folks.
However, I think all of this misses the best point about the article: broadband is growing dramatically in an otherwise shrunk economy. How can we translate this growth into growth of other businesses? How can this fuel a recovery? There's money out there somewhere...
-annoyed by ILEC flunkies, Ps/d |
