Comments on: Congressmen back $6bn broadband investment

By: ken

ken — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:58:20 +0000

I can get 6meg DSL where I live. Which Comcast office do you work at?

By: Mark Van Patten

Mark Van Patten — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:03:44 +0000

Please stop using “broadband” and “high speed internet access” interchangeably.

They are not the same thing. DSL is considered broadband. But nobody would consider DSL to be “high speed.”

Equating “broadband” with “high speed” is like equating a land line phone with a cell phone. One is old technology the other is newer.

ConnectedNation.com is one of the leading prevaricators of making the two equal in the mind of the public. ConnectedNation is backed by telecos – who bring DSL to your home.

Don’t be duped. Stop using the word “broadband” or else define your term by attaching a minimum download/upload speed.

By: ken

ken — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:18:19 +0000

I guess the next step is to give them computers. This is noble in theory, but stupid. Is Congress going to pay for upkeep? This money would be better spent on wireless providers tower and pcimcia adapters.

More underutilized fiber.