Got this little clip from another board:
GTE ran a 2-week test in its cable operations in Clearwater, Fla., that allowed subscribers to choose GTE, AOL or CompuServe, which is owned by AOL, as their high-speed Internet service provider. GTE added a device, a small router, that cost about $60,000 and could serve 80,000 homes, Barr said.
So now we know the magic device. "A small router". A small router?
Ignore the primary issue of multiple ISP's sharing the same bandwidth.
Ignore the fact you would probably need to use ATHM facilities to accomplish this "solution".
A small router for broadband data for 80,000 homes? One? Small?
Am I missing something?
Eric |
