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

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From: John Higdon
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:57

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<99udnUXbAcHPWz7WnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@posted.southvalleyinternet>,
 Roy <aa4re@aa4re.ampr.org> wrote:

> 60% of the population lives in one city which occupies 300 square miles 
> (think 30 by 10 miles).
> 
> The country is basically bankrupt

But they DO have Internet, unlike us.

And it isn't just speed. All of my telephone service is self-provided 
VOIP, with IAX trunks to firms all over the country. With some notable 
(expensive) exceptions, every provider has its own phone service 
offering. They consider my activity to be competing with their own 
service. I discovered that trying to get VOIP to work over Comcast was 
nearly impossible (but theirs worked just fine...fancy that).

We need Internet connectivity provided by companies that are not in the 
content or network services business. That's why I'm beginning to 
believe that a government solution may be the only effective answer.

-- 
John Higdon
+1 408 ANdrews 6-4400
AT&T-Free At Last

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