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[Rob <becidawa AT hctc.com>]

At  10/29/2004 01:32 PM, you wrote:

> Mr. Copps and others note that the United States has lately become a 
> broadband laggard; it ranks 13th in the world in broadband penetration, 
> behind countries such as Japan, Korea, Denmark and Iceland. Many believe 
> one main reason is cost. While Americans typically pay $40 to $50 monthly 
> for a D.S.L. or cable modem connection, the Japanese, for example, pay $10 
> to $15 a month for even faster connections.

I have to admit that when I left MN high speed internet access was 
available, at a cost I couldn't afford (they ran fiber optic cables all 
over the place, even way out by my place). There was a $300 hardware fee 
and then another 60 or so a month.
Up here we were limited to dial-up until the last few months, cable is 
available now (through the cable tv company) but I can't justify the 60 a 
month. It would be 20 less if I went with the  cable service.
The bottom line runs everything here in the USA.




Rob

becidawa AT hctc.com
Now in western Washington, USA