Concerns broadband, and the Court finds that cable companies do not have to share their (broadband) lines with rival (internet) companies. So in other words, people like me here, with only one broadband supplier, in this case Comcast, will still have to pay way to much to get broadband hi speed. Its ridiculously high. Yes, I do like it alot, but I have heard and read that Europeans pay much, much less than we do here in America for broadband. And it still smells to me alot like a monopoly.

I pay $44/month for cable modem service at my NYC home (DSL would be $37).

I pay $39/month for cable modem service at my FtL home.

A friend who lives in London pays 25 GBP (about $45)a month for DSL that is slower than DSL speeds generally available in US metro areas.

What is the cost in Spokane?

The also 'big' ruling dealt with file sharing services.

However, all the ruling does (if I understand correctly) is 'force' there to be a trial, as the previous judges had ruled without a trial.

The US is definately falling behind in Broadband technologies... It is a serios problem.

If you are seriously interested in the tech situation you should read Dan Mitchell's book "A Broadband Beat Down" - a very good description of this Admin's criminal squandering of our technology leads...

Check out this review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/technolo...line.ready.html

Foreign Affairs magazine has published several articals on the problem during the past 18 mos. as has the Economist.

Europe and Asia are WAY ahead of us in developing Broadband and Wi-Fi; I'm was sitting here on the beach all day people watching and playing with my HP tablet PC through the hotels beachside point. That is not uncommon in E or Asia. It is still very uncommon in the US.

Some European and Asian companies are experimenting or even bringing online Broadband Wi-Fi that's 100x faster than anything in the US.

Rob

[ June 27, 2005, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: ITJock ]

Didn't one of the 'nordic' countries announce they are installing wireless internet throughout much of the country?

Well with SBC I have the faster DSL Pro thingie and its $45 or so. I used to pay $26 for the regular. But they also are running a special to new subscribers to sign up for the regular DSL at $19.99. So it is getting cheaper. But if you have cable, I dont ever see it getting that cheap since cable companies were never known for value.

Munson, I am paying $45.95 a month for broadband w/Comcast. And then when you add my cable bill, well its waaaayyyy expensive! :mad:

Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are broadband wireless from one end to the other - all the way to the Arctic Circle (cell phones have even been used from well beyond that point). More than 2/3 of the populations of those countries now rely on Cell technology for primary phone and internet use; wired is actually becoming something of an anachronism there. Finland is close behind, but lags due to the geography of the Islands.

So BTW are several Asian nations such as Japan (where you can now get broadband cell service at the top of Mt Fuji), Malaysia, Singapore, The Phillipines, S Korea, and Taiwan. Vietnam, Laos, and China are not far behind.

Rob

Yep, and the industry is now beginning to realize that they must start to change things in the U.S. before we fall behind any further. I have seen commercials already, for the industry already calling on big changes to be made, or congressional action. Incidentally, Spokane had one of the first downtowns in the country to be totally free wi-fi, and they have already expanded it.

The 'Industry' has been BEGGING for Admin support for 5 years,

The Tech Industry - and many others - have been totally ignored - except for demands for campaign funding.

The current Admin is more interested in a social agenda than it is in meeting the needs of American Business.

Rob