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Answer» FCC Broadband Plan Under Fire From All Sides. This headline is from a PCWorld article dated March 3. Link posted below The United States agency known as the FCC, Federal communications commission, has a large influence in all the communications systems used in the United States and even other countries. Amid all the turmoil over the economic problems, many critics are now saying that the FCC fast internet plan will have to fail. Much of the criticism is about the cost. In times past the FCC has played a vital role in the development of both business and personal communications systems. Not just television and radio, but also ISSUES having to do with the copyrights and trade practices and fair speech. Recently all of us had to either switchover to digital television or go with cable TV because of a major change in the way television channels are allocated and used. The old analog system went out and the new digital system came in. If you had an old TV set and did not have cable you didn't have television. Unless you lived in one of the areas were a few exceptions were allowed for low-level repeaters. The point being made here is that the FCC does have a powerful influence on whatever you hear and see over any kind of communication system at the present time. Even amateur and citizens band radio is controlled by the FCC. Well, perhaps not controlled very well, but it is regulated. It is a powerful federal agency and will have a say and will push for a new communications revolution involving the Internet. The goal is to let every citizen in the United States have access to broadband Internet. At the present time that seems out of reach. Yet just a few years ago only a few people had cell phones. Now even grammar school kids have cell phones and the teacher has to tell the kids to turn off their cell phones in class. That also is regulated by the FCC. No, not the kids, the cell phones. Here is an article that talks about the many criticisms people are making about the FCC plan to bring broadband to everyone within the United States. Read it for yourself and see if you think the argument will stand up. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/190720/fcc_broadband_plan_under_fire_from_all_sides.html Also get lots more with Google. This is a hot topic. Quote Recently all of us had to either switchover to digital television or go with cable TV because of a major change in the way television channels This probably came as a shock to the satellite providers like Direct TV and Dish. The article in PC World was written by someone who majored in journalism and didn't have a clue about the broadband infrastructure that already has been placed in the USA by the phone and cable companies at a cost of hundreds of billion dollars. No, not everyone will be able to get broadband, but then not everyone today can get municipal water, sewer, gas, and even in some cases phone service, even though we have all been paying a surcharge on our phone bills for years to provide phone service to everyone (check your phone bill for a universal service charge). There are a few countries that have extremely fast internet service in the major cities and this is used for a comparison to the USA, but if you check on nationwide service in those countries you will find it is not universally available. Not even counting satellite internet providers like Sky BLUE or Hughes, the majority of people in the USA have a CHOICE of broadband providers.Well I get my 50mb broadband in two weeks... still envious of the Koreans.. the highest connection per person in any country. And STILL the most connected country in the world.Thanks for correction. I should have SAID cable or satellite or microwave. Quote The article in PC World was written by someone who majored in journalism and didn't have a clue about the broadband infrastructure that already has been placed in the USA... Yes, you got it right! Quote (check your phone bill for a universal service charge). That fee is absorbed by your public schools and library's. The FCC might be regulating (and pushing) this but it will ultimately come down to individual states, counties and tax payers to foot the bill. That's where it will begin to fall apart and why some already do and some don't have broadband everywhere. Building a new infrastructure isn't the easiest or cheapest thing to do. Especially when states are maxed out on resources (MONEY) now. Interesting article on what may HAPPEN to the universal service fund and broadband in rural areas. http://connectedplanetonline.com/residential_services/news/FCC-USF-reform-0308/I never saw a pice of paper that refused ink...... J.P._______

Answer» FCC Broadband Plan Under Fire From All Sides.
This headline is from a PCWorld article dated March 3. Link posted below

The United States agency known as the FCC, Federal communications commission, has a large influence in all the communications systems used in the United States and even other countries.
Amid all the turmoil over the economic problems, many critics are now saying that the FCC fast internet plan will have to fail. Much of the criticism is about the cost.
In times past the FCC has played a vital role in the development of both business and personal communications systems. Not just television and radio, but also ISSUES having to do with the copyrights and trade practices and fair speech. Recently all of us had to either switchover to digital television or go with cable TV because of a major change in the way television channels are allocated and used. The old analog system went out and the new digital system came in. If you had an old TV set and did not have cable you didn't have television. Unless you lived in one of the areas were a few exceptions were allowed for low-level repeaters.
The point being made here is that the FCC does have a powerful influence on whatever you hear and see over any kind of communication system at the present time. Even amateur and citizens band radio is controlled by the FCC. Well, perhaps not controlled very well, but it is regulated.
It is a powerful federal agency and will have a say and will push for a new communications revolution involving the Internet. The goal is to let every citizen in the United States have access to broadband Internet. At the present time that seems out of reach. Yet just a few years ago only a few people had cell phones. Now even grammar school kids have cell phones and the teacher has to tell the kids to turn off their cell phones in class. That also is regulated by the FCC. No, not the kids, the cell phones.
Here is an article that talks about the many criticisms people are making about the FCC plan to bring broadband to everyone within the United States. Read it for yourself and see if you think the argument will stand up.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/190720/fcc_broadband_plan_under_fire_from_all_sides.html
Also get lots more with Google. This is a hot topic.
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Recently all of us had to either switchover to digital television or go with cable TV because of a major change in the way television channels

This probably came as a shock to the satellite providers like Direct TV and Dish.

The article in PC World was written by someone who majored in journalism and didn't have a clue about the broadband infrastructure that already has been placed in the USA by the phone and cable companies at a cost of hundreds of billion dollars.

No, not everyone will be able to get broadband, but then not everyone today can get municipal water, sewer, gas, and even in some cases phone service, even though we have all been paying a surcharge on our phone bills for years to provide phone service to everyone (check your phone bill for a universal service charge).

There are a few countries that have extremely fast internet service in the major cities and this is used for a comparison to the USA, but if you check on nationwide service in those countries you will find it is not universally available.

Not even counting satellite internet providers like Sky BLUE or Hughes, the majority of people in the USA have a CHOICE of broadband providers.Well I get my 50mb broadband in two weeks... still envious of the Koreans.. the highest connection per person in any country. And STILL the most connected country in the world.Thanks for correction. I should have SAID cable or satellite or microwave.
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The article in PC World was written by someone who majored in journalism and didn't have a clue about the broadband infrastructure that already has been placed in the USA...

Yes, you got it right!
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(check your phone bill for a universal service charge).

That fee is absorbed by your public schools and library's.

The FCC might be regulating (and pushing) this but it will ultimately come down to individual states, counties and tax payers to foot the bill. That's where it will begin to fall apart and why some already do and some don't have broadband everywhere. Building a new infrastructure isn't the easiest or cheapest thing to do. Especially when states are maxed out on resources (MONEY) now. Interesting article on what may HAPPEN to the universal service fund and broadband in rural areas.

http://connectedplanetonline.com/residential_services/news/FCC-USF-reform-0308/I never saw a pice of paper that refused ink......

J.P._______

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