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U.S. Broadband Access Falling Behind

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-computer-left-behind dept.

EpochVII writes "FreePress recently released a report(PDF) detailing the woeful situation of U.S. broadband access. From the press release: 'By overstating broadband availability and portraying anti-competitive policies as good for consumers, the FCC is trying to erect a façade of success. But if the president's goal of universal, affordable high-speed Internet access by 2007 is to be achieved, policymakers in Washington must change course.'"

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  1. cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nice:)

  2. Broadband? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think the president has other things on his mind.

    1. Re:Broadband? by blackpaw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Yup - still looking for Wally - oops, WMD's

  3. Finity by Doc+Ruby · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm beginning to think that Bush and his government define success as defining success. Their definition includes "redefining success" along the way.

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  4. Economy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's because we're BROKE. We can hardly afford this shit. We're at WAR killing off U.S. citizens, meanwhile our food, gas, clothes, hell, EVERYTHING is so expensive we just scrape by!

    1. Re:Economy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      hahahha

      You funny man!

      Your gas (petrol) is damn cheap compared to most of the world. Get over it and go suck on a taco.

  5. a joke? by tektek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't come up with any joke that includes 'erect' and 'facade'. Can somoene help out?

  6. Re:The S. Koreans by CastrTroy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I took the train on vacation this year, in Canada. I never realized it before, but the train, even the not so high tech ones in Canada, are actually very fast. It's nice when the train is beside the highway, and you're passing all the cars on the major highway, while sitting in your much more comfortable seat, drinking coffee, and reading a magazine.

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  7. Re:Your stupid by interstellar_donkey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My reply:
    Your stupid!
    My sig:

    My stupid?

    My stupid what? My stupid your sig?

    Or did you mean 'you're stupid'?

    Just trying to figure out what you're getting at.

    (Your stupid grammer might suggest to some that you're stupid, but I digress).

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