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Examples: Asia and Western Europe. Beating our socks off. If you don't agree, then you simply need to do some research. Our wifi is woefully behind that of many other industrialized nations. And it isn't a matter of the government paying for the infrastructure to be built here. Private enterprise is shouldering much of the responsibility because they are quickly learning that it is very profitable for them to do so. There is a reason Google wants to give people wifi for free. Private enterprise needs a willing partner in the government. Cities like San Fransisco have jumped on that bandwagon, to their benefit. We are willing to pay for highways because they are good for the nation for defense and commerce. Wifi isn't much different- and the government doesn't even have to foot the bill for most of America. This is a common-sense idea that Obama has presented. |
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Why wouldn't they want the market to determine where wi-fi is available, and who pays for it?
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if you had to rank Obama's, or any candidate's priorities, I doubt ANY of them would rank internet access as a high one. but it IS an issue and so he is addressing it with an idea. Your complaint seems to be that it isnt that important of a topic for him to publicly formulate a suggestion.
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The market has largely already dictated coverage maps. Broadband will use the same broadcast towers as already exist for GSM and CDMA cellular. There will be little change to coverage maps as a result of new broadband demand. Cellular phone demand will shape new tower placement much more drastically than broadband demand.
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I dont care which party does it. I just want broadband access all over the place so the EMFs can give me cancer.
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Yes, that is my primary complaint. Let's see if talking about this becomes a habit for him on is stump speeches. Also, it is my complaint about Dems in general. It's a race to see who can promise the most freebies.
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Maybe he is Columbian.
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