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Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:57 |
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The beggars in business suits wanting stimulus money come up with some remarkable suggestions.
 U.S. 80% "unserved" with broadband,or perhaps 0%
Definitions of unserved community/area: A community/area that does not have a broadband service provider offering 1.54 mbps symmetrically
to both residents and businesses. Allow providers utilizing ARRA funds to offer quality service to markets that have largely been ignored.
International Broadband Electric Communications, Inc. Scott E. Lee Chief Executive Officer Scott.lee@ibec.net Alyssa M. Clemsen Government Affairs Coordinator Alyssa.clemsen@ibec.net
Given that most consumer DSL and much cable doesn't offer more than a meg upstream, this would allow them to collect almost everywhere. On the other hand, the local telco will sell 1.54 symmetric T-1 lines almost everywhere for a price, so maybe they believe there are no "unserved" areas. |
