Comments on: Nearly half of Americans experiencing technical difficulties http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/11/17/nearly-half-of-americans-experiencing-technical-difficulties/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dave Jeyes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/17/nearly-half-of-americans-experiencing-technical-difficulties/comment-page-1/#comment-147298 Dave Jeyes Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:54:41 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/11/17/nearly-half-of-americans-experiencing-technical-difficulties/#comment-147298 Why doesn't DSL count as broadband again? Why doesn’t DSL count as broadband again?

]]> By: GoingLikeSixty http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/11/17/nearly-half-of-americans-experiencing-technical-difficulties/comment-page-1/#comment-147053 GoingLikeSixty Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:22:27 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/11/17/nearly-half-of-americans-experiencing-technical-difficulties/#comment-147053 Broadband is a meaningless term. The FCC now has defined levels of internet access speeds to help the discussion of how fast is "fast." The old broadband term would include DSL, therefore making your claim about 50% having access meaningless. The claim has been foisted on Congress and citizens by telecos and cablecos to make it seem like the U.S. is doing well in this area. (Chief among them is Connected Nation an offshoot of KentuckyConnect - both funded by telecos and cablecos.) Of course, you should know, the U.S. ranks in the middle of the pack for industrialized nations. Will YOU at least stop using the term "broadband?" If tech blogs won't bring proper lexicon into the discussion, who will? Broadband is a meaningless term. The FCC now has defined levels of internet access speeds to help the discussion of how fast is “fast.”

The old broadband term would include DSL, therefore making your claim about 50% having access meaningless. The claim has been foisted on Congress and citizens by telecos and cablecos to make it seem like the U.S. is doing well in this area. (Chief among them is Connected Nation an offshoot of KentuckyConnect – both funded by telecos and cablecos.)

Of course, you should know, the U.S. ranks in the middle of the pack for industrialized nations.

Will YOU at least stop using the term “broadband?” If tech blogs won’t bring proper lexicon into the discussion, who will?

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