Broadband Broadband Broadband

It appears as if the folks in Washington want to use broadband as one of the major elements in recovery. The PEW Research has just issued the results of a study saying that a third of the folks are just not interested in getting on line! This is not measles vaccine! There is no public health hazard here if someone does not have broadband. We did thirty six market studies a few years back in New England, they are on our www.telmarc.com web site and they showed the same results! It is good to see PEW is spending its money wisely. The old adage, if all else fails listen to the customer, plays again. This will be a multi billion dollar give away! For people who do not want it! The other old adage, follow the money must also apply. Who is getting what for what?

The second part of this is the issue of fiber. If one gets money for fiber then one must have a franchise. The greatest delay in Verizon deployment is the franchise, just look at Philadelphia! Read Comcast. So who thinks anything will change here. Local governments are the largest stumbling blocks, Property taxes, fifth rate schools and franchise boards! Welcome to America!