A virtual bridge to nowhere.
In my rural area I not only can't get DSL, cable, fiber or anything else, I can't even get a satellite dish because the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains block the portion of the sky I need. I can't get local channels on satellite either. And yeah, I still choose to live here so there you have it.
Personally I actually do think that broadband service is so important nationally that it should be as available as US postal service.
As far as government spending goes, if they are going to spend TRILLIONS on everything imaginable, then all I want out of it is my little piece of broadband pie. Is that too much to ask?
Sigh.
(/rant)