October 16, 2004
Community wireless - Verizon Avenue

I'm sorry, somehow I don't think the "Verizon Avenue" plan to offer 50% off on broadband to operators of affordable housing will be our solution. There has to be a way around the usual suspects like Verizon. "As much as 50% less than a normal retail service" just isn't the kind of discount that we need when countries in Asia can find a way to offer 8 Mbps for $25 a month. At current rates, Verizon's offer is $25 for one twentieth of that.

But as usual, Sam Churchill has bundled in a lot more information and links with this news, all of it useful in thinking about delivering broadband to underserved communities, whether rural or urban.

Daily Wireless - Verizon and One Economy

Posted by Dave at October 16, 2004 08:16 PM