I think the point is the ubiquity of access isn't what it should be. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> Once upon a time, Jared Mauch <ja...@puck.nether.net> said: > > On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: > > > Even Cracked realizes this: > > > > > > > http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-internet-access-in-america-disaster > > > > I would describe this as "local market failure". It's common even in > highly populated areas, not just rural ones here in the US. > > I'd go so far as to say "user failure". If I wanted cable TV > (especially if I needed it at home as part of my job), I wouldn't > buy/rent/lease/whatever a home without checking that cable TV is > available at that location. I live in a city with two cable providers, > each of which covers the "whole" city, yet there are pockets where one > (or even both) don't provide service. > > Before I bought my house, I made sure I could get my preferred Internet > service at my house. > > There are definately things wrong with the state of last-mile Internet > access in the US, but moving somewhere without checking is IMHO your own > fault. > > -- > Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net> > Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services > I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble. > > -- Kyle Creyts Information Assurance Professional