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County-wide Wireless Broadband

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the last-mile dept.

An anonymous submitter sent in this story about a Maryland county providing wireless broadband to everyone, well, almost everyone, anyway. The article doesn't mention how much the service costs, and I don't see anything on the network's website either. There is a good page of information about the network, though.

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  1. A couple unanswered questions... by rekoil · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1. I'm inferring that anyone who can point a dish at one of the towers can get a wireless signal. How is IP allocation, et al handled? Can one connect the dish to an ethernet hub and connect to multiple machines, or would NAT be required?

    2. How much does the CPE gear cost? What percentage of the homes in the area have a clear line of sight to a tower?

    3. Do the users get public or private IP addresses?

    4. How will abuse issues be handled? I didn't see an AUP at first glance...

  2. Re:Rural Broadband == Government? by tswinzig · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Will a government-run agency be able ot adapt fast enough when they next big thing comes along?

    No.

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  3. Let's get Garrett, Washington, and Frederick! by Ho-Lee-Cow! · · Score: 2, Insightful
    These neighboring counties are languishing too. Verizon isn't serious about serving them, either. I'd pay taxes to have broadband and see Verizon have to suck up their losses. There are lots of people who want broadband out in the countryside, who are close to central switching facilities, that Verizon won't serve. It's easier to get a T1 out here, which is scary.

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