flickerbulb » Technology http://flickerbulb.com soho zombie, slave to the man, code monkey, lover & hater, and, one downright good looking bastard. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:09:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 “Homes With Tails” — how to get broadband into all the world http://flickerbulb.com/2008/11/25/homes-with-tails-%e2%80%94-how-to-get-broadband-into-all-the-world/ http://flickerbulb.com/2008/11/25/homes-with-tails-%e2%80%94-how-to-get-broadband-into-all-the-world/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:20:19 +0000 chris corwin http://flickerbulb.com/?p=1216

America’s communications infrastructure is stuck at a copper wall. For the vast majority of homes, copper wires remain the principal means of getting broadband services. The deployment of fiber optic connections to the home would enable exponentially faster connections, and few dispute that upgrading to more robust infrastructure is essential to America’s economic growth. However, the costs of such an upgrade are daunting for private sector firms and even for governments. These facts add up to a public policy challenge.

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