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To: Erik Latranyi
We’ll see.

For example there’s many areas of the country that are not flat...

Wireless gets pretty difficult once you lose line of sight. Not to mention there isn’t enough radio spectrum to supply everyone with broadband in densely populated areas.

58 posted on 08/05/2007 5:22:23 AM PDT by DB
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To: DB
Wireless gets pretty difficult once you lose line of sight. Not to mention there isn’t enough radio spectrum to supply everyone with broadband in densely populated areas.

Good points. There already exists technology to use power lines to piggyback digital signals. That could solve the mountainous areas issue.

Densely populated areas already have coverage, so wireless is not much of an issue.

I am confident that the market will figure out the best way to cover our nation. I don't believe that one glove fits all.

61 posted on 08/05/2007 5:38:42 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
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