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mrstickball said:
There are better ways to do it than lay down cable in remote areas, IMO.

I think Sprint, and some of the other 3G providers have the right idea. It's what I'm using now for rural broadband - rather than lay down expensive cables, use the current cell phone infrastructure, and improve it, to support broadband-speed access for users in remote areas.

I am unsure if the govt. getting involved in broadband is the proper thing to do. But if it's proven to help out the average American, then I guess it may not be a bad thing, if it's done intelligently.

 

Cell towers still require the same "expensive cables" at every part except the "last mile" connection.