The $200 Billion Rip-Off: Our broadband future was stolen (2007)
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Re: The $200 Billion Rip-Off: Our broadband future was stolen (2007)
#2I remember reading this years ago. It's just as sad today as it was back then.
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#3Just remember to resist the urge to think of this as corporations stealing money from the government. This is government stealing money from citizens.
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#4I'm Australian, am I to understand that our internet quality and distribution is only just approaching what the American's had in 2007? WTF!?
I wish poor internet connection was something I could really get upset about, but I guess the rest of my life is a lot better than most around the world.
Re: The $200 Billion Rip-Off: Our broadband future was stolen (2007)
#5> Then there were regulatory problems as the FCC tried to control deployment centrally while states and cities tended to view video dial tone as just another cable company to be taxed and regulated.
That seems like the most egregious thing in the article: treating Internet-based video delivery as a cable company. The concept of local cable franchise monopolies is ridiculous enough to begin with, and the only possible justification hinges on not wanting to have multiple sets of cables wired everywhere. Content delivered over the Internet completely eliminates that justification, leaving no possible rationale for making such services subject to franchise regulations.
Re: The $200 Billion Rip-Off: Our broadband future was stolen (2007)
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#7http://www.theconnectivist.com/2013/11/the-worlds-cheapest-a...
Internet cost as part of income is more accurate
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#8http://www.theconnectivist.com/2013/11/the-worlds-cheapest-a... Internet cost as part of income is more accurate
Why? The cost of providing Internet service has very little to do with wage differences.
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#9I'm Australian, am I to understand that our internet quality and distribution is only just approaching what the American's had in 2007? WTF!? I wish poor internet connection was something I could really get upset about, but I guess the rest of my life is a lot better than most around the world.
As an Australian that lived in America for a long time, trust me when I say life in Australia with crappy internet is significantly better than life in America with fast internet.
You don't want to live there, trust me.
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#10Am I the only one who is pretty content with my internet service? Oklahoma City metro area. 25 Mbps down / 3 up for 45 a month. I feel like I get my money's worth.