[Info-vax] US Broadband

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <md4m2s$d26$1 at panix2.panix.com>,
	kludge at panix.com (Scott Dorsey) writes:
> Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> 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.  
> 
> Sure you can.  You need to stop talking to internet service companies and
> talk to the ILEC.  Don't ask for internet service, ask for a T-1 to a service
> provider.

What are they going to run it on?  There are no more cable pairs
available and no one is going to put in more.

> 
> The T-1 is available anywhere that phone pairs are available, the problem is
> that it's really not very fast and it is extremely expensive (which is the
> downside of having telco-grade reliability).
> 
> The T-1 is a tariffed service, the telco can't refuse to provide it.  They
> CAN quote you an insanely high price, though.
> --scott

bill

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