Comments on: California Wants Better Broadband

By: Broadband in Australia, not as bad as it seems? « Tech Explorer

Broadband in Australia, not as bad as it seems? « Tech Explorer — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:51:28 +0000

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RickMahn.com » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-20 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:18:47 +0000

[...] 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

Jim Baker — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:47:49 +0000

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

Digital Lifescapes — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:32:49 +0000

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

Don Jones — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:05:20 +0000

You'd think the state would simply try to make it easier and less expensive for telecoms to operate here.

By: vinnie mirchandani

vinnie mirchandani — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:02:43 +0000

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