Re #35: Interesting concept but I see no mention of price and a lot of mention of funding from the Rural Utilities Service (of the USDA)which reallocates our tax dollars.
1.5 downstream/ .384 upstream is what I currently get from broadband cable and Im 2 miles outside the DSL copper wire limits in suburban Atlanta. I'd like to have DSL competitive with cable where I am, too, but not funded out of tax money.
Hey...you're in good shape compared to me. My options are dialup or satellite. I'd like to get the government out of all of it. Unfortunately, they're so far in it, it's hard to argue that the regulated pseudo-monopolies should be treated as normal businesses.
I'm not holding out hope for any help from anyone on rural broadband until 2005-6, when they roll out SkyBridge.