FCC's National Broadband Plan detailed early, calls for 100Mb/s home connections

[Richy2k9]

hello ....

I wish we could have higher speed Internet in Mauritius, but that's a dream, who knows, maybe someday, somehow! For now we pay 512K @ Rs 899 (approx. 29 US$) / month, LOL! ... yes LOL!

send us some plans, good or bad, we take everything!

cheers!

 

[Wagan8r]

Government and business should never mix. While it sounds nice to have "free or cheap Internet for everyone!", as soon as the government owns it, the people never will. I would much rather pay Comcast $30 a month than the government $60 a month (via taxes).

 

[Flannelwarrior]

I have gigabit at home right now, so this doesn't affect me.

I think it's a great idea though. Very socially responsible, if they implement it correctly, and not as a tool to control the masses.

While the idea of the government controlling our access to information makes me nervous, the last article pointed out that if no free internet infrastructure is put in place, a new class of citizen will emerge - he who has limited access to information about what's going on in the world. And I don't feel comfortable living in a democracy where some voters are so poorly informed

 

[Docnoq]

While I would certainly be ecstatic to have 100Mb/s internet, I would love to see Google crap all over the government with their 1Gb/s fiber. Hopefully Google gets the ball rolling on its test city and enjoys such success that they plan to bring fiber everywhere. Gogo Google!

 

[EduardsN]

I'm also scared that goverments will own the internet and control our access to information, blocking websites and such. And like flannelwarrior said about not knowing whats going on in the world all of this is really scary.

 

[jasonk1229]

Works for me

 

[Geek4life]

I am torn on this one I think competition is good for us all but I am unsure how the government will integrate its self into this market. This could be a good thing or it could be a bad thing. I just want competition the more the merrier I say. We all win with competition service goes up and prices come down. I just hope its not a monopolistic plan the government has.

 

[cyrusjumpjet]

Again, this is amazing, fantastic, incredible....

And I wish I were more optimistic that it could actually happen. USA, please prove me wrong.

 

[RockandRepublic]

Uh, no. The internet wont be replacing landlines anytime soon, just like cell phones arent the be all and end all. There are a lot of places where you dont get a signal, who wants to put all their eggs in that basket in case of an emergency? Not me.

 

[Jay Pfoutz]

Right now, if Internet speed would be boosted, it would be a miracle, and would probably help dial-up users upgrade to better standards.

However, I do agree that the Internet could replace services like phone, TV, etc. I watch videos online sometimes, and it can be just as enjoyable as television.

Skype does have a lot of attention, but not enough to consider replacing regular phone.

 

[bigclick]

Well, I had not thought the speed would be this good. This is toleable. I suppose the question when time comes is just how reliable and what about tech support.

 

[thebluemeaner]

I only can dream, connections are still slow and expensive in my country.