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Proud to be 1st Rec! "..the 'phone' is only an inconsequential 'app' at the bottom of your screen." Scuba Feb 2013 #1
What a great idea! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #2
Never happen theKed Feb 2013 #3
sadly, I agree justabob Feb 2013 #4
Places like Texas have allowed the telecom lobbies to kill public wi-fi alarimer Feb 2013 #104
well, I do hope the techcos make the telcos have to fight for it justabob Feb 2013 #107
Disagree. The telecoms will fight it, but every single other business sees this as a cost ... Scuba Feb 2013 #5
cost to business timdog44 Feb 2013 #84
Really? The ACA has failed? obxhead Feb 2013 #88
ACA has not failed. timdog44 Feb 2013 #95
Businesses spend huge sums on telecom, as they rely more and more on mobile workers ... Scuba Feb 2013 #92
I have high hopes. ChazInAz Feb 2013 #105
Perhaps you missed this part. RC Feb 2013 #9
Nope, didn't miss it theKed Feb 2013 #11
They'll have a compromise that the speed will be slower than what you can buy. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #23
I know xmas74 Feb 2013 #102
Never happen - and if it does happen matt819 Feb 2013 #10
I'm not an optimist. But I think it can happen. randome Feb 2013 #15
Make that 2 optimists. Left Coast2020 Feb 2013 #103
In the sticks here too HillbillyBob Feb 2013 #54
Re satellite matt819 Feb 2013 #81
What's happening with the frequency channels though will happen. mwooldri Feb 2013 #74
I think you missed the WiFi part. obxhead Feb 2013 #91
Too good an idea to fail, I'd say. Coyotl Feb 2013 #25
There are a few cities already moving toards this on their own with google's help. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #28
Either way, TV broadcasters lose out. mwooldri Feb 2013 #73
Do they have more money than Apple and Google? quakerboy Feb 2013 #85
Right AND A BLACK MAN WILL NEVER BE ELECTED PRESIDENT, FOLKS!!!!!! grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #98
Google, Microsoft and other Tech Giants ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #125
Dream on. Kablooie Feb 2013 #6
Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and other tech giants ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #127
We built the Interstate Road System in the 1950's NickB79 Feb 2013 #7
A very different country in the 1950's Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #13
So? Doesn't mean we can't try... bobclark86 Feb 2013 #47
I never said it was not a good goal Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #52
+1000 I'm so, so tired of all the defeatist, we'll never do this, we'll never do that talk here! LongTomH Feb 2013 #87
+1000 I'm so, so tired of all the defeatist, we'll never do this, we'll never do that talk here! stonecutter357 Feb 2013 #116
Make it illegal to impose data plans BadgerKid Feb 2013 #8
Ha! That would be great NickB79 Feb 2013 #20
K/R! (nt) NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #12
As long as my taxes don't go up $150 a month... bobclark86 Feb 2013 #14
But really, wouldn't $150/mo just replace what you are paying now to some AllyCat Feb 2013 #24
Actually, they could do it for less because the CEO wouldn't be getting that huge bonus. aquart Feb 2013 #29
That $0.33 per subscriber per year will really make a difference madville Feb 2013 #108
I see the problem... bobclark86 Feb 2013 #46
There are much cheaper plans. You may have a lot of extras if you're spending that much.. robinlynne Feb 2013 #89
I don't. I've shopped around and even with my employee discount AllyCat Feb 2013 #118
I spend 50.00 all together for internet and phone. I dont have the fastest internet speed. robinlynne Feb 2013 #128
Dang, where is this? AllyCat Feb 2013 #130
Imagine your internet bill going down $50 and your taxes going up $5. Festivito Feb 2013 #39
Will Homeland Security also issue us tin-foil hats to ward off RAyS and shit? Berlum Feb 2013 #16
What they complaining about? They're called PUBLIC airwaves for a reason rocktivity Feb 2013 #17
Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #114
I would love to see this implemented. Apophis Feb 2013 #18
Our Internet speeds and availability are a joke compared to the rest of the world... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #19
Yes, it has. aquart Feb 2013 #32
Like the Rural Electrification Administration of the 30's annabanana Feb 2013 #21
Excellent analogy! NickB79 Feb 2013 #22
Electricity isn't free. n/t ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #59
Who said this Wi-Fi would or should be free? NickB79 Feb 2013 #60
The article said it: ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #61
I would assume our taxes would go up to cover it's operation NickB79 Feb 2013 #63
My point was ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #70
the Rural Electrification Administration annabanana Feb 2013 #65
Exactly - which was my point. ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #71
you can even take credit for it if you like! annabanana Feb 2013 #64
excellent idea SemperEadem Feb 2013 #26
wow this is an omg type of thing dembotoz Feb 2013 #27
We should replace the 2nd amendment with the right to access the internet. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #30
At this point in our history it should be considered a right libtodeath Feb 2013 #31
Broadband is a legal right in Finland; has been for years Flaxbee Feb 2013 #35
The tinfoil hatters will have a fit! freshwest Feb 2013 #33
Then they can bitch about it over dial-up NickB79 Feb 2013 #45
Remember when the government used to do major projects for the benefit of the people thelordofhell Feb 2013 #34
This would be revolutionary. drm604 Feb 2013 #36
What would the Apple Geniuses do... WCGreen Feb 2013 #38
Can't see this passing, it would be too good for the people. AndyA Feb 2013 #37
+1 forestpath Feb 2013 #40
It's really sad... liberalmuse Feb 2013 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author They_Live Feb 2013 #42
Too good to be true. Ganja Ninja Feb 2013 #43
I don't like the sentence that mentions "many rural areas".... raging_moderate Feb 2013 #44
I read the OP to say it would EXPAND service in rural areas NickB79 Feb 2013 #48
that would be my hope! raging_moderate Feb 2013 #51
Excellent! Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #49
The Airwaves Are Set Up To Be Free DallasNE Feb 2013 #50
What's fascinating in all this is... jberryhill Feb 2013 #53
Wow. "Public airwaves"! What a concept... n/t TygrBright Feb 2013 #55
Probably won't see it in our lifetimes DaveJ Feb 2013 #56
I bet telecomm companies start backing Republican candidates(if they aren't already) octoberlib Feb 2013 #57
if? robinlynne Feb 2013 #90
Verizon and AT&T are already both major Tea Party donors Bjorn Against Feb 2013 #100
This would be so good for the economy. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #58
Great idea .. Lenomsky Feb 2013 #62
Yeah, but there are fast food and call center jobs aplenty DaveJ Feb 2013 #68
It All Sounds Good .. We're all paying too much for phone and internet .. It will.. YOHABLO Feb 2013 #66
What does "breaking ground" have to do with wifi? L0oniX Feb 2013 #67
Umm ... Lenomsky Feb 2013 #72
That would be a bigger legacy, then whoever it was that brought us the rural electrification program reverend_tim Feb 2013 #69
"whoever it was"??? Surely our creationist schools haven't edited the "New Deal" out of the history Peace Patriot Feb 2013 #121
Oh they may have, but I do not know as I am not a creationist. reverend_tim Feb 2013 #129
Sorry for being sarcastic... Peace Patriot Feb 2013 #131
Oh Please do not be sorry, I really did enjoy your post. reverend_tim Feb 2013 #134
I'm on board! me b zola Feb 2013 #75
In a nutshell this outlines the whole damn problem jimlup Feb 2013 #76
So, who do WE lobby to make sure this happens? kentauros Feb 2013 #77
See the new info in the OP, e-mail addresses. ProSense Feb 2013 #79
Oh, great! kentauros Feb 2013 #80
Am fur it! Jus as long as the teleco's dont find some way to charge ya fur usin it!!! benld74 Feb 2013 #78
I use boostmobile, i pay $40 a month for unlimited everything Heather MC Feb 2013 #82
First we need availability of broadband internet for everyone Cynicus Emeritus Feb 2013 #83
This is huge. I will believe it when I see it. And how about faster data transfers, maybe like rhett o rick Feb 2013 #86
I can only imagine decayincl Feb 2013 #93
Welcome to DU. ProSense Feb 2013 #96
e-mail sent! blackspade Feb 2013 #94
k&r... spanone Feb 2013 #97
This would b fantastic...then I ould afford a cell phone! Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #99
Electromagnetic radiaton and their fields... Fedaykin Feb 2013 #101
woo. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #109
Apparently you haven't seen the documentary Fedaykin Feb 2013 #110
true i didn't watch it all the way through but then Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #119
Yes, if some yarblocko posted it to youtube, it must be true. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #122
Of course Mr. 43,183 posts... Fedaykin Feb 2013 #132
No, it's just that I've already been through this same fucking argument. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #135
Thanks for sharing your experience with me... Fedaykin Feb 2013 #136
Dude, you're not Mark Twain. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #137
Do you think? Fedaykin Feb 2013 #138
Right. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #139
You have been surrounded by that all of your life. MineralMan Feb 2013 #117
ITS HOW THEY BEAM THE THOUGHTS INTO MY HEAD, MAN! Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #123
See post #132 as it apples to you too... Fedaykin Feb 2013 #133
And now pushing RW angle on Marathon bombing. blm Apr 2013 #140
K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R RKP5637 Feb 2013 #106
This will be good for people. nt patrice Feb 2013 #111
I'll beleive it when I see it Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #112
Google owns YouTube. snort Feb 2013 #120
It's a great idea davidpdx Feb 2013 #113
If it doesn't increase Corporate Profits, Congress won't touch it. harun Feb 2013 #115
Not to mention ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #124
Wouldn't this increase the risk of virus & cyber attacks? Bucky Feb 2013 #126
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