on 8-21-05 9:33 PM, Peter Schaff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> But in Des Moines, where >> it is all sprawled out thy have the higher 1.5 DSL. Go figure? But >> cable is not an option right now so I am hanging in there and maybe, >> just maybe they will upgrade eventually.
> The downside of busting up Ma Bell in the 70s/80s? Um, how so? If extending faster service to a particular area/residence is not deemed worthwhile by Qwest, I'm not sure why AT&T would do it. <shrugs> Provisioning a home with cable/DSL service costs a company money. If they do a cost/benefit analysis and determine they can't make their money back, they're not going to provide the service. What would the incentive be? > Businesses are more concerned about bottom line and less about civic > duty these days. I wish I better understood why people feel that businesses have some sort of higher calling than making a profit. I *do* think it's great if a business wants to step up and spend money for the Greater Good. I guess I'm just uneasy about a business being coerced into doing something simply because it's felt that they "ought to." There seems to be a strong sense of entitlement these days and I don't understand where it suddenly came from. If cable/DSL providers were obligated to give service to everyone, regardless of how much money it cost to provision them, they would be out of business in a very short time. Either that, or you and I could look forward to paying for other peoples' broadband when we pay our own b-band bill. Of course, we're already doing that right now. Drat. Best, James Fraser -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
