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Re:Why Western Mass Doesn't Have the Internet by xbmcuser on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @06:13PM (#11538135)
I think Google loon could be the answer to some of these problems. Google Fiber also announced something about bringing wireless 1gbit Internet. Despite Google Fiber being a good business for Alphabet I think many of these thinga Alphabet introduces are just a kick to monopolistic telcos to get with the times.
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Re:Why Western Mass Doesn't Have the Internet by PaulHoule on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @09:57PM (#11539123)
Loon, low-orbit satellites, and similar technology are like going from the frying pan to the fire.

All technologies of this sort are challenged by extreme variations in demand in different geospatial areas -- for instance you have to provide coverage for uninhabited ocean areas, etc.

Inevitably around big cities you will find concentrations of people who want to buy reliability/diversity at any cost, and if you don't keep these people out, they will affect the system for 100s of miles around them.

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