[ NNSquad ] ATT announcement suggests that the broadband rich will get richer, and everyone else will get nothing

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

ATT announcement suggests that the broadband rich will get richer, and
everyone else will get nothing

"AT&T CEO: We'll piggyback on Google's Fiber rollout plans"

http://j.mp/10XJLjz  (CNET)

    "I think you are going to see that begin to manifest itself around the
     United States, and in not just AT&T and Google, you will see others
     doing this, because the demand for really high-speed broadband via
     gigabit-type fiber-based solutions on a targeted basis is going to be
     very, very high," Stephenson said.

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Overall, this is disturbing.  It suggests that the broadband rich will
only get richer, perhaps with two fiber choices in their
neighborhoods, but everyone else will be skipped over.  What should be
happening is that multiple companies should work in conjunction with
government to cover everyone where it is technically practical (rather
than overbuilding the same homes repeatedly with fiber) and allow
wholesale competition and access to the physical fiber facilities.
This is how much of the rest of the world does it and it works.

--Lauren--
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