Agreed, couldn't have said it better myself.
On 12/18/06, Craig White <
craig@tobyhouse.com> wrote:
> yeah, it's incredibly cost ineffective to wire rural America but it's
> urban America that is still lagging incredibly.
>
> The issue is simply a matter of priorities...when America decided that
> it was a priority to put a man on the moon, it got done. If and when
> America decides that it is important to put 90% of America's population
> on broadband Internet, it will get done. Until then, it will remain
> captive to the corporate interests that will prioritize content
> providers that provide alternative revenue streams.
>
> 79% of the population lives in urban areas
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
>
> This report suggest that 24% rural and 39% urban broadband penetration
> http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Rural_Broadband.pdf
>
> Anecdotal? Corporate interests will subjugate Americans to a very
> unfavorable position in technology as I see it.
>
> Craig
>
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