Thursday, November 17, 2005
Is there a broadband gap?
Tech asks for U.S. aid but really doesn't need it
Mike Langberg writing for Mercury News comments that the fear of broadband gap are overstated. He is criticizing the call for government support for providing high speed broadband access for the U.S.. The IT group calling for government action "TechNet" is just promoting the interests of the companies that would profit from government investment in broadband infrastructure. The key question here is: Does the U.S. economy need massive investment in broadband infrastructure in order to compete globally? And, second, who should pay for this? Government? Business? What are are competitors doing?
Mike Langberg writing for Mercury News comments that the fear of broadband gap are overstated. He is criticizing the call for government support for providing high speed broadband access for the U.S.. The IT group calling for government action "TechNet" is just promoting the interests of the companies that would profit from government investment in broadband infrastructure. The key question here is: Does the U.S. economy need massive investment in broadband infrastructure in order to compete globally? And, second, who should pay for this? Government? Business? What are are competitors doing?
