Fixing US Broadband Would Cost $100 Billion

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a new report from EDUCASE (pdf), it would cost $100 billion to wire the US with fiber optics and keep our infrastructure from falling behind the rest of the world. Specifically, they recommend what has worked in many other countries — government investment and unbundling — which are often criticized by free market groups, even though those policies have resulted in faster, better connections for smaller total costs. Ars Technica mentions in their analysis of this report that the President will be releasing a report on US broadband today, too."

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Re:Total Costs Must Account for Opportunity Costs

[c6gunner]

We starved plenty of kids in order to beat the Russians to the moon, it just wasn't so obviously the government's fault.

Congratulations, you win first prize for the "Stupidest comment I've ever read" award.

By the way, for about 30 seconds there I actually debated trying to explain exactly what it is about your comment that makes it so ludicrous. However, it's obvious that you are living on an entirely different planet than the rest of us, and I doubt my signal could penetrate your atmosphere without getting garbled.