http://disqus.com/people/df28919e210feaa2d0d23e548d299c09/enFri, 02 May 2008 15:46:03 -0000http://tlf.disqus.com/debunking_rural_broadband_myths/#comment-1453547Tom, your post says it all. I've been after my local wireless ISP to mesh me in for over 4 years. He wants me to round up another 19 subscribers to make it worth his while. His primary tower is invisible to me. Qwest representatives actually laugh when I ask about DSL. I live up a gulch, in an electronic black hole -- no radio, TV or cell coverage. MCI cable goes by our feed road about 7 miles away. My only connection out is an analog phone line dialup that often gets up to 26kbps. Statistics aren't the way to describe the problem; 100% of folks who ate green beans prior to 1918 are dead. Satellite hookups average $1800 to $2000 for the first year. Nobody in the area is even looking at BPL or other technologies. The most frequent reason given is insufficient subscribers per mile.RikFri, 02 May 2008 15:46:03 -0000