Have you ever been to North or South Dakota???? :D

My 64th cousins in the boondocks
 

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Never had the pleasure, although I’m sure I have som 64th cousins there. :D

But I have been to Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county. Rest assured that it is equally sparsely populated, and it is safe to say that many of our island villages and farms are, well, out in the boondocks.

My point is that you’re lagging far behind, and demographics ain’t the only reason for it.

Oh, sure, your broadband companies have had their hands full chasing easier profits (that only makes sense) -- but a whole lot of remote areas in the US can get broadband given local initiative. I mean, Carlos is satisfying some of them, as are other. There is no reason to wait for a big-shot CEO to take a likin’ to yer partic’lar spot on the map.

In the meantime, enjoy the stars. ;)
...But I would like to see Yellow being able to play World of Warcraft ’til 4am.

Cheers!

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Google map "Young, AZ." I brought high speed to the school there, and then the locals dial into the school or go use the high speed outright at the library. They didn't think they wanted to pay for Wi-fi. To get there I had to drive for two hours on a dirt road up the side of a mountain. If they can get a T1...

But you know, back to the original topic, some of the quotes in that article are pretty amusing. They would be scary if I didn't already know that those people are dinosaurs with one foot in a tar pit. These people head up technology companies but have no clue how any of it actually works. I remember a meeting a few years ago with the then-president of Lotus and I noted he had no computer in his office (which was approximately the size of my house). He said, "I don't need a computer, I have two secretaries."

Ignorance is bliss, isn't it???? There is seriously something wrong with the telecom industry, at least in my opinion.

That’s a lotta canyons ’n other nice stuff in the neighbourhood.

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I'm sure it's a beautiful place. I don't know, as all I could see was my life flashing before my eyes repeatedly. They didn't tell me I'd be driving up a muddy mountainside in snow. I was in a rented Pontiac four-door. At the end of the meeting they said, "You made it here...in THAT??" :D

The best figures I could find for Canada were: of the 86 percent of Canadian households that have access to broadband, 95 percent are in urban areas, while only 63 percent of rural households have access. I don't know the demographics of those figures. Quoting a population density for Canada doesn't make much sense either. Something like 80% of the population of Canada lives within 100 miles of the US border (see map). Nevertheless, my brother lives 10 miles outside a small town on the North shore of Nova Scotia, and he has a cable connection.