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U.S. aid to spread broadband access criticized | The Columbus Dispatch - 0 views

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shared by Jeffrey Kendall on 13 Apr 10 - Cached

- Jeffrey Kendall on 13 Apr 10
  
  Companies always complain about competition when it's too late and they've already missed the band wagon. These other companies have had chances even if it was small and incremental to make improvements to their broadband offerings and they chose not too. They also had an opportunity to bid for this stimulus money and unfortunately they did not receive it. If they had they would not be complaning right now.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Companies always complain about competition when it's too late and they've already missed the band wagon. These other companies have had chances even if it was small and incremental to make improvements to their broadband offerings and they chose not too. They also had an opportunity to bid for this stimulus money and unfortunately they did not receive it. If they had they would not be complaning right now.</div>
  
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- Jeffrey Kendall on 13 Apr 10
  
  this is similar to Googles plan to introduce gigabit service to smaller cities on a limited scale to see if the results are profitable. I will be interesting to see if these underdeveloped areas really do take advantage of this service or if it will be lost on them.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">this is similar to Googles plan to introduce gigabit service to smaller cities on a limited scale to see if the results are profitable. I will be interesting to see if these underdeveloped areas really do take advantage of this service or if it will be lost on them.</div>
  
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These local phone and cable companies fear that they will have to compete with governmentsubsidized broadband systems, paid for largely with stimulus dollars. If the taxpayer-funded networks siphon off customers by offering lower prices, private companies might be less likely to upgrade their lines, endangering jobs and undermining the stimulus plan's goals, they warn.
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Many existing systems, they note, lack the capacity to meet mush rooming demand for bandwidth. The new, stimulus-funded networks will provide far more-robust connections - many of them offering speeds of up to 100 megabits or even 10 gigabits per second to schools, libraries and other "anchor institutions." That's 20 to 2,000 times faster than the DSL and cable wires linking most U.S. homes.
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Jeffrey Kendall on 13 Apr 10

Government stimulus attempt to bring broadband access to rural areas that have limited or no high speed internet access.

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Rural Broadband: It's Coming Sooner than You Think - 0 views

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shared by Burks Oakley on 17 Sep 09 - Cached

Burks Oakley on 17 Sep 09

Good article about the future of broadband in rural US and Canada.

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Broadband Internet Service Helping Create a Rural Digital - Amber Waves-September 2009 - 0 views

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shared by Burks Oakley on 22 Sep 09 - No Cached

Burks Oakley on 22 Sep 09

A really good article about what increased access to broadband can do for rural America.

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How Will the $7.2 Billion Allotted for Broadband Stimulus Be Spent? - PCWorld - 0 views

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shared by Scott Thomas on 15 Apr 10 - Cached

Scott Thomas on 15 Apr 10

Talks about the $7.2 billion allotted for the broadband stimulus and how the money is to be divided between different government agencies. Also mentions debate as to whether the money should go toward updating existing urban broadband connections or extending the range at which broadband is offered to rural areas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Talks about the $7.2 billion allotted for the broadband stimulus and how the money is to be divided between different government agencies. Also mentions debate as to whether the money should go toward updating existing urban broadband connections or extending the range at which broadband is offered to rural areas.</div>

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Broadband Initiative - 360networks - 0 views

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shared by Chris Hull on 20 Sep 09 - Cached

Chris Hull on 20 Sep 09

Rural Broadband initiative includes the springfield area.

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Bringing Broadband to Rural America - 1 views

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Yvonne Garth on 31 Jan 11

"Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant are running full tilt, the plant's 55 employees can crank out 2,000 pairs a week for police officers, firefighters, and security guards all over the U.S. Nestled among the rolling, ranch-dotted hills of the central part of the Volunteer State, Thornton's plant has managed to stay open when many clothing companies are sending work overseas, by focusing on custom orders. "All the police agencies want their own stripes, their own pocket sizes," she says. "Our equipment is very easy to change over.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant are running full tilt, the plant's 55 employees can crank out 2,000 pairs a week for police officers, firefighters, and security guards all over the U.S. Nestled among the rolling, ranch-dotted hills of the central part of the Volunteer State, Thornton's plant has managed to stay open when many clothing companies are sending work overseas, by focusing on custom orders. "All the police agencies want their own stripes, their own pocket sizes," she says. "Our equipment is very easy to change over.""</div>

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Yvonne Garth on 31 Jan 11

People of rural areas will benefit from broadband Internet, becuase it will enable them to connect to millions of other people. Also, store owners and other businesses will thrive with broadband Internet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">People of rural areas will benefit from broadband Internet, becuase it will enable them to connect to millions of other people. Also, store owners and other businesses will thrive with broadband Internet.</div>

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Stimulus Stirs Debate Over Rural Broadband Access - 0 views

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shared by Jake Lance on 15 Apr 10 - Cached

Scott Thomas on 15 Apr 10

FCC economist talks about serving people who live in rural areas, and how broadband access is becoming a necessity in everyday society.

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Jake Lance on 11 May 10

Interesting article on rural broad band access

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Verizon promises 4G wireless for rural America | CTIA show - CNET Reviews - 0 views

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shared by Burks Oakley on 17 Sep 09 - Cached

Burks Oakley on 17 Sep 09

Verizon promises 4G wireless for rural America

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FCC Chair Lays Out National Broadband Plan : NPR - 0 views