Back to the actual technology-public policy debate. Why can't US
broadband companies offer 100mbps full duplex residential services for
$40 a month? You have heard all my reasons. What is the alternate
explanation?
ps. Using the word left or socialism in your response will cause you
broadband connection to reduce in speed and your monthly charge to go up
by 20 dollars. This is not a political list and this is not a political
debate.
In the immortal words of Ferris Buerller :-)
"It's on European socialism. I mean, really. What's the point? I'm not
European. I don't plan to be European. So, who gives a shit if they're
socialists? They could be fascist anarchists and it still wouldn't
change the fact that I don't own a car. Not that I condone fascism. Or
and "isms". "Isms", in my opinion are not good. A person should not
believe in an "ism". He should believe in himself. John Lennon said it
on his first solo album. "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in
me." A good point there. After all, he was the Walrus."
"FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF" by John Hughes
- Dustin -
Jim Henry wrote:
Frank,
Thank you for the intelligent, real world points you brought up.
Jim
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On the matter of some networks working and some not, where is
the board going
with this line of discussion? Does anyone here seriously
think that either the
left or the right has a lock against this phenomenon from
occurring? Sure, first
rounds of anything have their fair share of flops. Look at
IPTV, as initially
announced by the RBOCs, for example.
In order to remain on course, Verizon has had to launch its
first video program
services through the use of cable TV industry's "analog" RF
(radio frequency)
technologies. What this means is that Verion is now sending
video to residences
over a third optical signal (wavelength) in its fiber to the
home network, which
they call FiOS, instead of using an all-digital, all-IP
format as originally
planned. Why? Because the combination IP TV software from
Microsoft and the other
network elements used in FiOS are not yet working
satisfactorily together,
rendering unfit for prime time, yet.
Also consider, AT&T (nee SBC + AT&T) is in worse shape than
Verizon. They are
using FTTNode/Curb, i.e., AT&T is not installing fiber all
the way to the home,
but only part way, and using twisted copper pairs for the
remainder of the
distance to the home. What this means is that AT&T doesn't
even have a third
optical wavelength to use for an analog video fix, like
Verizon does, so they're
sucking wind for the moment, and not delivering "any" video
services, at all.
Neither of these examples, however, is indicative that in a
year's time both
won't be up and flying. They surely will. This is how
progress is made, one step
at a time, no matter what the presumed persuasion might be.
Frank
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