[TriLUG] OT: URGENT: H.129 to be heard in Thursday's Finance Committee!

[Justis Peters]

On 03/15/2011 01:47 PM, Mark Turner wrote:
> For all practical purposes, the capacity of fiber optics is unlimited. 
> These systems could easily serve citizens for over 100 years. They 
> will certainly outlast the roads they're next to.
I largely disagree with this statement. Both the demand for bandwidth 
and the innovation around networking technologies are accelerating at an 
amazing pace. Not all fiber is created equal and tomorrow's tech may 
completely outshine today's tech.

The rapid acceleration of demand and innovation is exactly why we need 
multiple players involved. This means both public and private. If 
nothing else, existing networking tech requires the use of easements 
that are already a strange combination of public and private land.

Kind regards,
Justis