$350 Million Map - Will Generate Useless Data
Why Spend $350 Million to Map Broadband? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
In the stimulus package is a $350 allocation to make an “inventory map of existing broadband capability…”
Stupid.
1. Broadband is about 750 Kbps. That is very, very slow compared to the rest of the civilized world.
2. There is no guarantee that the map will be accurate. The last time this was tried, cablecos and telecos just refused to answer.
3. It won’t include wireless access.
