[IP] We're Stuck In The Slow Lane Of The Information Highway

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: May 8, 2007 9:49:49 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] We're Stuck In The Slow Lane Of The  
Information Highway

WE'RE STUCK IN THE SLOW LANE OF THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]

[Commentary] When it comes to reasonably priced, high-speed Internet  
service, the United States is an embarrassment. Despite years of  
promises from politicians and technology titans, the U.S. continues  
to lag far behind our global competitors. Worse, much of U.S.  
"broadband" service is only a smidgen faster than a dial-up modem.  
Both government and the telecommunications industry are to blame. The  
technology to deliver truly high-speed Internet access is there,  
especially for cable subscribers. Customers need to demand better  
service from providers. The government needs to step in, too. The  
U.S. needs a national strategy to get affordable broadband to every  
man, woman and child by the end of the decade. The federal  
government's lack of leadership in this area is a disgrace. Despite a  
2004 promise by President Bush to deliver "universal, affordable  
access to broadband technology by the year 2007," his administration  
has done nothing to advance that goal.

<http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_5836382?nclick_check=1>


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