Comments on: California Wants Better Broadband http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Broadband in Australia, not as bad as it seems? « Tech Explorer http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-859740 Broadband in Australia, not as bad as it seems? « Tech Explorer Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:51:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-859740 <p>[...] California Wants Better Broadband [...]</p> [...] California Wants Better Broadband [...]

]]> By: RickMahn.com » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-20 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857238 RickMahn.com » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-20 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:18:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857238 <p>[...] Improved Broadband Adoption Ideas GigaOm has a post on what a California task force is looking into to promote better broadband adoption. [...]</p> [...] Improved Broadband Adoption Ideas GigaOm has a post on what a California task force is looking into to promote better broadband adoption. [...]

]]> By: Jim Baker http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857188 Jim Baker Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:47:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857188 <p>California talks out both sides of their mouth. The bottom line is the city, county and state politicians game is to tax, regulate and spend.</p> California talks out both sides of their mouth. The bottom line is the city, county and state politicians game is to tax, regulate and spend.

]]> By: Digital Lifescapes http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857182 Digital Lifescapes Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:32:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857182 <p>You said "with technology as one of its largest exports, it has a huge stake in the plan’s success."</p> <p>Frankly, the whole of the U.S. would benefit from California raising the bar of expectation for our nation's collective role in the Global Networked Economy. State and local government could also help the cause by ceasing to tax essential telecom services as though they are a vice (like tobacco and liquor).</p> You said “with technology as one of its largest exports, it has a huge stake in the plan’s success.”

Frankly, the whole of the U.S. would benefit from California raising the bar of expectation for our nation’s collective role in the Global Networked Economy. State and local government could also help the cause by ceasing to tax essential telecom services as though they are a vice (like tobacco and liquor).

]]> By: Don Jones http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857063 Don Jones Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:05:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857063 <p>You'd think the state would simply try to make it easier and less expensive for telecoms to operate here.</p> You’d think the state would simply try to make it easier and less expensive for telecoms to operate here.

]]> By: vinnie mirchandani http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857062 vinnie mirchandani Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:02:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/18/california-wants-better-broadband/#comment-857062 <p>Survey below puts US average under 5 and Japan at 61...but get this today the FCC defines anything over 200KPBS as broadband!</p> <p>http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-survey-average-broadband-speed-in-us-is-1-9mbps.html</p> Survey below puts US average under 5 and Japan at 61…but get this today the FCC defines anything over 200KPBS as broadband!

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-survey-average-broadband-speed-in-us-is-1-9mbps.html

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