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Better to encourage competition
As long as broadband is primarily the province of cable and phone companies who don't have to compete and can afford to cherry pick affluent suburban communities, leaving rural areas and inner cities "in reserve", the problem isn't going to go away, except if it's subsidized (and then expect them to do as little as possible to collect the subsidy).

If, on the other hand, more competitive technologies like wireless or sattelite go down in price and up in reliability, look for said cable and phone companies to suddenly become a lot more interested.

The problem with turning phone and cable companies from public utilities to unregulated de facto monopolies is that now they really don't have to listen to anyone but their own stockholders.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 11/17/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Why should I pay twice for having VOIP  dwroblewski2 | 11/17/05
Was a crooked politician who stole your wallet and gave back your wife?.  algzdnet | 11/17/05
The idea they'd tax your home network...  Anton Philidor | 11/18/05
I hate taxes too but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/05
Better to encourage competition  John L. Ries | 11/17/05
They listen to the stockholders?  Anton Philidor | 11/18/05
Sounds like politics as usual  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
A bad idea. If they get subsidies, they will get lazy.  DonnieBoy | 11/17/05
Really?  rapson | 11/18/05
how is broadband access different from telephone service  James T. Kirk | 11/18/05
Are you serious??? Surly not!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
Now that you mention it, that makes perfect sense....  James T. Kirk | 11/19/05
Yup Trucking companies need roads...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/05
Apples v. Oranges  James T. Kirk | 11/20/05
Does that mean that the USF was a bad idea...  Henry Miller | 11/18/05
Don't know about that one.  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
Good idea in general.  Revrant | 11/18/05
Hangf on people, the only reason rural areas have phone  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
But it doesn't follow...  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
Did your very livelyhood depend on it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
Maybe  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
But again, did your very livelyhood depend on it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
No  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
An example then...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
There are inexpensive options  balsover | 11/18/05
Bzzzzzt wrong!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
Egalitarianism  BIG BOOM | 11/18/05
Very nice post!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
Thank you.  BIG BOOM | 11/21/05
I paid taxes for roads I will never use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/05
Any EXCUSE for yet MORE  btljooz | 11/19/05
I feel the same about paying your childs education bill.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/05
Let me get this right.  OldMarine | 11/22/05
Choice?  stpeter75 | 12/14/05
on the cheap.  stpeter75 | 12/14/05
Msg to Bush  gaia_think | 12/14/05

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