[IP] Re: Broadband Plan ---

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Larry Press <lpress@csudh.edu>
Date: January 10, 2009 1:43:05 PM EST
To: "tongia@cmu.edu" <tongia@cmu.edu>
Cc: "dave@farber.net" <dave@farber.net>, ip <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:  Broadband Plan ---



Rahul Tongia wrote:

> (1) I wholeheartedly agree that we need way more fiber, but (2) we  
> may be able to do much more with existing infrastructure as well.
> I write about how/why DSL is way overpriced in urban markets

No doubt -- Europeans seem to be doing more with DSL than we are.  
Robert Atkinson, who was quoted in the Business Week article that  
Bruce posted, also stresses that point.  (See http://www.itif.org/index.php?id=212) 
.

Still, in the long run, don't you think we will have fiber connections  
to most urban and many rural locations?  If that is the end state, I'd  
hate to see Verizon own it.

I also understand the desire to act quickly for reasons of economic  
stimulus -- I wonder how many local governments have "shovel ready"  
network plans ready to go.

Larry






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