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  1. Comment - Rural America, your WiMAX is waiting

    (Apr 28, 2009 - 7:27 AM)

    There is too much focus on the "last mile" as if that's all you need to give everyone high-speed internet. My experience shows that the ISP's backbone is as important as the "last mile" speed. I am a "barely served" rural dweller whose "narrow-band" internet use is via cellular 3G. My connection supports up to 800 Mb/s during low-use periods, but can slow to dial-up speed (or less!) during high-use periods. My daughter experienced similar problems with her former cable ISP. So just giving everyone fast "last mile" speed doesn't get them real broadband when they get throttled by the ISP backbone.