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Re: FCC Broadband Proposal: too little, too late, too timid

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From: John Richards
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:28
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"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ho0cho$1la$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Nuenen in the Netherlands has a pop den of 1742/sq mile and they've all 
> [90%] got fibre:
> 
> http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/Nuenen.html
> 
> Eindhoven is next. I'm sure you God-fearing capitalists will abhor the 
> idea of a co-operative building a broadband network, but hey, your loss!

Government interference through various subsidies hides the true cost of
providing such service. It boils down to a willingness by everyone to pay 
higher taxes in order to get more cradle-to-grave services. Most Americans 
are unwilling to pay higher taxes.

-- 
John Richards
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From: "John Richards" <JR@blackhole.invalid>
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Subject: Re: FCC Broadband Proposal: too little, too late, too timid
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:28:46 -0700
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