[PLUG] The Future of Broadband in Portland

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Barry <bill at billbarry.org> writes:

Russell> The longer version of my argument is here:

Russell> http://www.portlandfiber.com/2011/03/google-fiber-in-portland-is-dead-long-live-portland-fiber-instead/

Russell> Mary Beth says the public meeting schedule has slipped a
Russell> little due to a bureau shuffle at city council a month or two
Russell> ago, so they probably won't be held earlier than the second
Russell> half of April, maybe later.

Bill> The FCC chairman had something to say in support of community
Bill> broadband recently
Bill> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/fcc-commish-slams-north-carolina-anti-muni-broadband-bill.ars

The sad thing is, for all the happy talk from the FCC, they are
unwilling to take a substantive action that amounts to anything.
Seriously, there is *NO* prospect that the FCC or Congress will *ever*
make this better.


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Russell Senior, President
russell at personaltelco.net