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Senators Aim to Wirelessly Jumpstart Broadband
JimW writes "Article at Practically Networked...A couple of senators actually have a clue about how broadband might be effectively promoted. Not that I have anything against my tax dollars propping up failing telco's by pushing DSL on areas where it isn't financially viable. Methinks the dark fiber will stay dark." Their plan calls for 255 MHz of spectrum to be allocated for wireless broadband - to compare, the band occupied by 802.11b is 83Mhz wide, with each channel being 22MHz (they overlap).
The way to "effectively promote" technical stuff is to run an ad in Wired. No legislators need apply.
When all that wireless Kazaa traffic gives me a brain tumour, who do I sue?
Trolling is a art,
Al Gore! After all, he invented the internet, right?
And God said (insert congressional notes here), and then there was bandwidth!
if Ican carry my laptop anywhere in the city and use this anywhere it is a total winner. :)
Has this ever been not possible?
You must provide examples:
Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, "Thank God, I'm still alive." But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
- Barbara Boxer, Senator
Author: BARBARA BOXER
"We may wind up in this country going to zero tolerance, period."
- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Assistant: "Senator Boxer, Mr. Eisner is on the line."
Boxer: "Hello Michael, what can I do for you today?"
Eisner: "Hi Barb, sorry for the interruption, but I saw something in the paper today about one of your new projects that has me concerned."
Boxer: "Yes Michael, what was that?"
Eisner: "Oh, its that silly wireless broadband idea. Now I'm sure one of your goofy genX aids tricked you into this so I'm not gonna be mad at you this time, but I do need to remind you about our little, er... training session we held last summer in the Bahamas. You remember it don't you?"
Boxer: "Wee'llll... I sorta"
Eisner: "No problem... I'll just help you remember this again. Now repeat after me, Barb...
DRM, Good!, Broadband, BAD!
DRM, Good!, Broadband, BAD!
DRM, Good!, Broadband, BAD!
DRM, Good!, Broadband, BAD!
DRM, Good!, Broadband, BAD!
There. That should holld you for another six months or so Barb. Thanks for taking my call.
Boxer: "OK, Michael, I'll try harder to remember."
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
GeneralEmergency
Mr. Aviss, we at the echelon facilities in West Virginia would like it if you'd stop stating that we are watching everyone. We are simply watching you.
the CBPTDA or whatever that is that was supposed to promote broadband or something by taking away all our civil liberties or something, is it?
Senators Jump to Aimlessly Wire Broadband
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. - Benjamin Franklin
I couldn't think of a wider spectrum that would exist than between liberal Boxer and conservative Allen.
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How ya like dat?