"If the U.S. military ranked 17th in the world, you can bet that as a nation we would make strengthening our armed forces a national priority. Yet that's just how the U.S. stacks up against the rest of the world in terms of access to high-speed Internet connections. The vital communications systems that make our economy work and serve as a platform for business innovation and social interactions are second-class."
Well, where do we stand on Education, and Healthcare, and why aren't we fixing those?
At a minimum, why are we not refocusing how the Internet was built by focusing this broadband effort on educational and research facilities, as opposed to multimillion dollar grants for Ski Resorts who need high speed Internet connections in rental homes.
Agreed. Yesterday there was a segment on NPR regarding this issue. The article does not mention this, but the newly allocated spectrum will not be just handed out to the established big players. However, it will be auctioned off which is still a problem. Unless there is a way to ensure that smaller parties have a way to get at least a part of that spectrum, the auctions will be dominated by the large carriers who can pay more.
When you take a technology and unregulate it and let the market operate, you'll get way better results than when you lock a technology up in the hands of one owner.
"If the U.S. military ranked 17th in the world, you can bet that as a nation we would make strengthening our armed forces a national priority. Yet that's just how the U.S. stacks up against the rest of the world in terms of access to high-speed Internet connections. The vital communications systems that make our economy work and serve as a platform for business innovation and social interactions are second-class."
Well, where do we stand on Education, and Healthcare, and why aren't we fixing those?
At a minimum, why are we not refocusing how the Internet was built by focusing this broadband effort on educational and research facilities, as opposed to multimillion dollar grants for Ski Resorts who need high speed Internet connections in rental homes.
"If the U.S. military ranked 17th in the world, you can bet that as a nation we would make strengthening our armed forces a national priority. Yet that's just how the U.S. stacks up against the rest of the world in terms of access to high-speed Internet connections. The vital communications systems that make our economy work and serve as a platform for business innovation and social interactions are second-class."
Well, where do we stand on Education, and Healthcare, and why aren't we fixing those?
At a minimum, why are we not refocusing how the Internet was built by focusing this broadband effort on educational and research facilities, as opposed to multimillion dollar grants for Ski Resorts who need high speed Internet connections in rental homes.