[Info-vax] US Broadband

[David Froble]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 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
> 

I've tried asking about fractional T1, and nobody at Verizon knows what 
I'm talking about.

We're screwed, and we're probably going to stay screwed.  At least as 
long as big money continues to run things.