[PLUG] A Broadband Beat-Down - article from NY Times

Ron Braithwaite ron at braithwaites.net
Sun Jun 26 18:20:00 UTC 2005


AthlonRob wrote:
> Mel Andres wrote:
> 
>>Says Japan has more broadband, at lower prices, and 16 times the speed.
>>Blames Bush administration for not keeping up.
> 
> 
> Because, of course it's the government's job to furnish everybody with
> broadband....

Yes, it is. That's one of the reasons why I'm moving to Canada (our new 
house closes July 12).

Seems that 10 years ago, Canada made the commitment to wire EVERY 
community, no matter how remote - the program is called CANCAP, Canadian 
Community Access Project. At that time, they KNEW that they could not 
predict what technology would look like in 10 or 20 years. So they 
decided to wire everybody, rolling out the newest technologies as they 
came available.

By the end of 2006, EVERY community, including those little Inuiit 
villages north of the Arctic Circle, including those two or three houses 
clustered on some lake that can only be accessed by float plane, 
including every small town and every large city, will have broadband 
access. In the cities, its through the cable companies. In the villages, 
it is through 802.11b/g. And this Fall, they will start rolling out WiMax.

It's a matter of public policy. Something that is totally lacking in 
Second World Countries, like that United States. But then, that's 
contrary to the Libertarian/Christian Facist religion.

I know this should have been on PLUG-Talk, but I refuse to let little 
asides like this slip by. It is because we let neocon phrases and 
ideologies slip into our society's consciousness unchallenged, laughing 
at them as if they were harmless, that our whole society has gone to hell.

If have made the moral decision to challenge all Libertarian and Neocon 
statements at every opportunity, just as I do racist and homophobic 
speech. If you don't want me coming back at you strong on PLUG, only 
spew the Neocon/Libertarian ideology on PLUG-Talk.

Peace, Justice, and Socialism for All,
-Ron



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