I love the title on the official report!  hehehehehehe

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>; <isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:06 AM
Subject: [WISPA] GAO: Broadband Access Difficult To Measure


All,

It would seem there are flaws in the way information was collected from the FCC. From the information collected it seems as though only the telecoms are providing broadband and apparently not too quickly in rural areas.

As quoted from the article;

"There's not only a lack of broadband access in rural areas of the U.S., there's a lack of information about broadband access in rural areas, according to
               a new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."

Also quoted from the article;

"Wireless technology was cited as an alternative to the costs of rolling out cable to rural areas, but difficulties in finding available spectrum and negotiating deals with municipalities hindered telecoms' entrance into providing Wi-Fi access in both urban and rural areas. Local municipalities are pursuing their own initiatives to set up wireless Internet access in regions not served by major telecom providers."


Full story here;
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/05/gao_broadband.html

Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
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