BA> Most places that are so far ahead of the US in broadband access are more
 BA> densely populated.  Broadband is *never* going to get out to rural America
 BA> except for satellite links, which are too pricey for me 
 BA> and I suspect for a lot of other folks.

The problem is money-if a company thinks it'll take a loss, they won't do
it.  It's not that it's impossible for you, even in a rural area, to get
it.  My parents, when they moved to Nevada, called the phone company to get
a hardline put in.  The phone company sent out an engineer, who drew up
plans to lay a line, then the company hooked up a line to the nearest CO
six miles away. 

But you're right-if you live in a truly rural area in the US, you're stuck
with dialup or pricey satellite Internet.

Later,
Sean


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