[Info-vax] US Broadband

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <_OidnbowLtI7C2nJnZ2dnUU7-WmdnZ2d at supernews.com>,
	Alan Frisbie <Usenet03_REMOVE at Flying-Disk.com> writes:
> On 03/02/2015 08:11 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>> On 2015-03-02 14:45:08 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
>>
>>> I just looked up Sweden and all but a few *very* low populated
> >> areas in the far north has 10 Mb/s or better to over 90% of
> >> households.
>>>
>>> The governements goal is that at least 90% of all households
> >> and business will have 100 Mb/s via fiber at year 2020.
>>
>> In my experience, United States broadband speeds and coverage are
> > not particularly comparable to that of countries that consider
> > broadband to be a competitive advantage or to be a regional or
> > national priority...
> 
> Yeah, tell me about it.   I live within sight of Los Angeles City Hall,
> yet all I can get is 768 Kbps U-Verse from AT&T, unless I want to pay
> $440/month for a T1 line.

I can't have a T-1 at any price.  

bill

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