http://gigaom.com/2005/09/28/us-broadband-access-up-to-42/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2005/09/28/us-broadband-access-up-to-42/#comment-108416 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:39:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/28/us-broadband-access-up-to-42/#comment-108416 The dirty little secret of wireless is that while it is more cost effective than wired, it is not free. This means that you build where the money is and that is generally not rural America. There is a reason your cell phone doesn’t work too well out in the country. The only reason some places have phone service is because the the government forces/pays companies to porvide it. The only way these same places will get broadband is if the government forces/pays companies to provide it.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/09/28/us-broadband-access-up-to-42/#comment-108415 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 06:33:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/28/us-broadband-access-up-to-42/#comment-108415 Maybe WiMax (if it ever gets out of trial) will drive more penetration in rural america.

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