OK, guess I should have read the article first:-). No thanks to govt. subsidized broadband. We already have too much of a socialist load on our economy. The fact that we have less socialism than most other countries is probably the main reason that we have the strongest economy in the world, the envy of other nations. Just my two cents.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Dustin Goodwin > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:40 AM > To: nycwireless > Subject: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > If you think you have a well developed theory on the why or > why not of > the municipal broadband debate you must read this article. > Some of the conclusions: > The US is desperately behind in broaband compared to the rest > the world. As for existing US broadband.We are paying way too > much for way too > little compared to the rest of the world. > US monopolies are have bloated the price of broadband and > slowed investment. Lack of Federal and State > policy/programs/tax breaks/incentives are > mostly to blame. > As we learned during the electrification of the rural US free > enterprise > is not the best system for bringing real low cost broadband > to everyone. If your municipality really wants to be on the > broadband grid and your > expecting help from private telcos... your screwed. > Municipal broadband or the threat of municipal broadband has > been shown > to encourage private sector investment. > Most places including NYC should be shopping around for a municipal > broadband solution if they expect their businesses to compete on a > global level. > The US communication infrastructure is stagnating and the fixes will > come from a combination public policy *AND* private enterprise. > > *Let There Be Wi-Fi* > Broadband is the electricity of the 21st century-and much of > America is > being left in the dark. > http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0601.podesta.html > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > Date: 1/5/2006 > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
