Opinion: Mobile technology, not broadband, is the way to connect America - San Jose Mercury News
05/31/2009
Much has been in the news lately about the Obama administration's plan to invest $7.2 billion in increased broadband access throughout the U.S. over the next two years. A billion or so of that money will likely flow into California coffers. But this huge investment in fixed broadband may not be what we need to achieve the goal of 21st century connectivity in a future gone mobile.
The supporters of broadband make a good case. The one-third of mostly low-income, elderly and rural Americans without broadband will miss out on telemedicine, distance learning, eGovernment, telecommuting and social networking opportunities. One study suggests that extended broadband deployment among seniors and people with disabilities could result in cumulative health care savings and productivity gains of at least $927 billion by 2030...
Much has been in the news lately about the Obama administration's plan to invest $7.2 billion in increased broadband access throughout the U.S. over the next two years. A billion or so of that money will likely flow into California coffers. But this huge investment in fixed broadband may not be what we need to achieve the goal of 21st century connectivity in a future gone mobile.
The supporters of broadband make a good case. The one-third of mostly low-income, elderly and rural Americans without broadband will miss out on telemedicine, distance learning, eGovernment, telecommuting and social networking opportunities. One study suggests that extended broadband deployment among seniors and people with disabilities could result in cumulative health care savings and productivity gains of at least $927 billion by 2030...
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