[TriLUG] OT: Ask Santa for 40Mbps broadband

[OlsonE at aosa.army.mil]

That got me thinking again... so I 'searched the internets'... check this out:

http://www.speedmatters.org/content/2009report/

Reading it... it's really saddening 

...which led me to: 

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/fcc2009

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Mark Turner
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 2:52 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
Subject: [TriLUG] OT: Ask Santa for 40Mbps broadband

Maybe TriLUG needs to form a high-speed broadband SIG? See below:

Regards,
Mark

Hill Country About To Get Fastest Internet in South Texas: Non-Profit 
Co-Op Provides Fiber That Bigger Providers Won't

Phillip Dampier December 16, 2009

GVTC Communications yesterday launched 40Mbps service across its service 
area - the Hill Country north of San Antonio - marking a new broadband 
speed achievement for south Texas.

The company providing the service is about to reap the rewards of a $35 
million investment in a fiber-to-the-home network reaching 80 percent of 
customers in North San Antonio and the Hill Country.  The new premium 
speed tier bests the company's current 20Mbps service, and also includes 
10Mbps upstream speed for $89.95 a month with a contract.

http://stopthecap.com/2009/12/16/hill-country-about-to-get-fastest-internet-in-south-texas-non-profit-co-op-provides-fiber-that-bigger-providers-wont
http://www.gvtc.com/
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