Broadband: what is the holdup?

Jerrek · Feb 24, 2004

Broadband: what is the holdup?

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_09/b3872049.htm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Widespread deployment of the kinds of speeds required to carry HDTV, for example, won't be here for years. Walt Megura, general manager of Nortel Networks Ltd.'s (NT ) broadband networks unit, says Internet connections running at speeds of 10 to 20 megs won't become available to most consumers for at least three to six years.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Keyword is "more deregulation."

caroper · Feb 24, 2004

Or in South africa, 3 to 6 generations [

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Cheers
chris

antowan · Feb 24, 2004

The bit that got my attention was this (among others):

"In fact, the U.S. lags far behind global leaders such as Korea and Japan, where broadband is far faster and cheaper, thanks to more FOCUSED NATIONAL POLICY, LESS cumbersome REGULATION, and more densely populated regions."

Cheers
Antowan

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Jerrek
 Broadband: what is the holdup?

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_09/b3872049.htm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Widespread deployment of the kinds of speeds required to carry HDTV, for example, won't be here for years. Walt Megura, general manager of Nortel Networks Ltd.'s (NT ) broadband networks unit, says Internet connections running at speeds of 10 to 20 megs won't become available to most consumers for at least three to six years.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Keyword is "more deregulation."
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