Comments for blogband - Broadband.gov blog

Comment on First 24 hours by anon Guest

2011-05-19T15:31:19Z

So, The map says I can get both TWC And AT&T. Guess what, neither have services on my location. I contacted both and TWC doesnt even have plans bringing it down anytime soon (they are less then a mile away) and AT&T has been telling me for years that they are working to service my area and when I look at this map and see all the lies, it ticks me off. When are you actually going to see who provides services down streets and such? Its 2011, We are way behind other countries in this broadband game. Use the Universal Service Funds to deploy broadband and make accountable of the companies who takes money from this fund. And if companies use money to deploy broadband to unserved areas, Have them put no caps. After all caps is just another way to make more money for the company and gives the consumer a less bang for their buck. Last thought, keep them accountable. If they take money, they must use it to deploy, not to line their pocket with cash.

Sorry for the rant but im just tried waiting for broadband. FYI satellite is a joke.

Comment on Chairman Genachowski: The Clock is Ticking by Guest

2011-05-18T19:01:18Z

The telephone companies across the US that provide fiber connections to mobile companies are in jeopardy of losing funding in the new Broadband Plan. When the lights go off on these companies so does the connection to your smart phone.

Comment on Chairman Genachowski: The Clock is Ticking by Guest

2011-05-18T18:57:54Z

I hope Genachowski is smart enough to realize that "mobile broadband" does not and will not work without a fiber connection from telephone companies. Mobile companies always want to get from the air to the ground (fiber) as soon as possible. So the magic that happens to make the smart phone work is provided by telephone companies across the entire United States.

Comment on Chairman Genachowski: The Clock is Ticking by manpan

2011-05-18T18:50:01Z

Unfortunately I cannot support President Obama's proposed National Wireless Initiative without statutory Network Neutrality rules and Title II reclassification of broadband by the FCC. Auctioning off public spectrum to the wireless cartel -- carriers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless without public interest obligations is unacceptable to me as a consumer. Also any taxpayer subsidized funding on expanding broadband deployment through funding new fixed wire-line and/or mobile connections must be spent transparently by the carriers. When public money is spent to expand broadband then broadband must be open and universal. No corporate gatekeepers, ISP discrimination etc. I do not support discrimination online by governments or corporations. Also the National Broadband Plan fails to address the issues of a lack of competition, higher prices (as a result of limited competition) and sub-par service with providers finding new ways to maximize revenues at the expense of users and innovators versus improving their network capacity. AT&T does not need T Mobil's spectrum to improve their shoddy wireless service they need to invest more in upgrading their network infrastructure something they'll never do when there is less competition in the market. AT&T is a spectrum hog. AT&T's data caps unfairly exempt their services online putting them at an unfair disadvantage over competitors and harming users wanting to use a competitor's product/service online. Broadband adoption issues need to be addressed. Openness encourages more public participation so keeping the Net open is first step to higher broadband adoption -- thus we need Net Neutrality to prevent corporate gatekeepers from discriminating online and making the Net closed. Also more competition, better quality service thru more network investment and lower more affordable prices help. No auctioning off spectrum unless there are public interest obligations.

Comment on First 24 hours by Guest

2011-05-10T18:26:43Z

I checked my address (Boulder Creek Road in Camas, WA) on the map which indicated that Comcast should serve my area. I called Comcast and was told they do not. I called Comcast, Quest, and Verizon, but none service my area. I only live 10 miles out, wired high speed internet is 4 miles from my house and this is a pretty densly populated area so there really is no excuse for us not being served. Its very frustrating for those of us who live out here and your broadband map over representing broadband coverage doesn't help us any.

Comment on First 24 hours by Guest

2011-05-05T02:09:30Z

I checked my address in San Antonio, TX and it says I can get Cable and DSL. Well guess what, I can get neither. Errors like these will never get me some kind of HSI. Thanks alot.

PS, these captchas are very annoying, cant even read them.

Comment on One Year Later by Guest

2011-05-05T02:04:42Z

So...... What about expanding broadband to unserved areas? I dont have access to either DSL or cable. All im using is my cricket usb modem but even then it has a 7.5 GB cap, Cost $60 a month and download speeds of 350kbps. Are you guys going to help me out get cable or DSL or am I screwed?

Comment on Digital Learning in the 21st Century by Jh

2011-04-29T15:01:50Z

Interesting

Comment on Internet Service: Would You Switch – and Why? by supplements

2011-04-29T08:14:39Z

i agree with this
It would be nice if that caught on & became the norm, but I'm not holding my breath. It's not like any government agency is going to hold the big companies accountable for their actions.
I wish I could claim to not know my broadband speed, instead I have to complain that I don't have broadband, and short of selling my house and moving 7 miles down the highway, or the government tearing down the regional monopolies and duopolies they've put in place, I never will.

Comment on One Year Later by Guest

2011-04-28T18:51:21Z

Live in Albany County, NY -26 miles from the Capital of the state yet i cannot get service. Currently paying for resd. telephone, wireless for job (Realtor) and cannot get rid of resd. service because the wireless is so... sketchy. In addition Direct TV, AOL dial up and most recently MiFi via ATT w/only 5G usage for add'l $50.00 month and fee of 10.00 per gig over the 5, and a two year contract! Full cost for communications is approx. 370.00 a month. Verizon has promised serv. for 12 years now (combined wireless/dsl) and Cable (Mid Hudson) is just below me on same road and above me about 3/4 mi and WILL NOT RUN CABLE TO CLOSE GAP. I contacted them again and I was told to wait a couple of wks for response via Mr. Dave Finger. I also contacted Time Warner Cable, NYAIR, etc. This is a burden for my entire community for safety, health, and of course education. My daughter drives to a neighbors home at night and sits in the dark on her laptop for service in order to participate ON LINE w/blogging, etc. which is mandatory for her courses in the IB Progam at Greenville HS. IB = International Bachlorette. Further because she has no room in her schedule I have recently signed/payed for her to take mandatory Health online over the summer which again, will require her to go OUT OF THE HOME to a facility, hot spot, etc. in order to complete the course. This is JUST RIDICULOUS.

Lastly I would like to know who, if any received grants in my area that ARE NOT providing service. Is it legal for these companies to just by-pass some areas, strips, yet utilize telephone poles that have R-O-W, accessing private properties for their services and deny those allowing access services?

Help, desperate for AFFORDABLE SERVICE where we can pkg most costs with UNLIMITED usage. This is becoming very costly, we are retired on a fixed income, and the service we currently have is not up to par ie; speeds, clarity on tv, radio, drop calls, etc.

Thank you for allowing me to vent...I cannot tell you the daily frustration of trying to keep up with the rest of the world and again for emergency services; nationally, locally, & health related we are among the lost.

Deb