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Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections
From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:56:36 -0400
On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 3:25 PM Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com> wrote:
CAF/RDOF *requires phone service*. The internet was a happy byproduct.
this seems like a useless engagement in hair splitting for the purposes that don't actually make the original argument void. My larger point here is that some time ago in the US the gov't decided it worth the time/expense to raise funds (tax) and pay entities to deploy 'telecom' (phone, which then became internet-paths, dial, and fine real-internet, dsl, etc) to 'the citizenry'. It's probably time to discuss (hey,look we are!) the use of that same mechanism to raise the tide of internet access to the citizenry. Sure, you can get forked over like Mr Mauch, or Mr Heasley... because the regulators/funders weren't careful enough... That sounds like a lesson to learn and correct. This will likely be expensive, but in a very large portion (80+%) of the cases it won't actually be expensive to accomplish. I understand that some folk may have to change their current plans. I understand that some folk may need to engage in new technologies. Those sound like opportunities to succeed. -chris
Current thread:
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections, (continued)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mark Tinka (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mark Tinka (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mark Tinka (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Christopher Morrow (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections heasley (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Christopher Morrow (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections heasley (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Josh Luthman (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Christopher Morrow (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Forrest Christian (List Account) (Jun 03)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mark Tinka (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mark Tinka (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Cory Sell via NANOG (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Lady Benjamin Cannon of Glencoe, ASCE (Jun 02)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mark Tinka (Jun 02)