Once upon a time, Jared Mauch <ja...@puck.nether.net> said: > On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: > > Even Cracked realizes this: > > > > http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-internet-access-in-america-disaster > > I would describe this as "local market failure". It's common even in highly > populated areas, not just rural ones here in the US.
I'd go so far as to say "user failure". If I wanted cable TV (especially if I needed it at home as part of my job), I wouldn't buy/rent/lease/whatever a home without checking that cable TV is available at that location. I live in a city with two cable providers, each of which covers the "whole" city, yet there are pockets where one (or even both) don't provide service. Before I bought my house, I made sure I could get my preferred Internet service at my house. There are definately things wrong with the state of last-mile Internet access in the US, but moving somewhere without checking is IMHO your own fault. -- Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
