[Latest draft of Internet regulation bill]

Mon Nov 14 16:31:17 UTC 2005

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> In message <Pine.GSO.4.58.0511141103370.27792 at clifden.donelan.com>, Sean Donela
> n writes:
> >
> >On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Blaine Christian wrote:
> >> We are talking about an infrastructure that does not lend itself very
> >> well to market forces.  In many places FFTH and/or DSL from a single
> >> carrier are becoming the only options.  I would not count a 500ms
> >> satellite hop as an option <grin>.
> >
> >The cable industry claims 97% of the households passed in the US.  Why
> >don't you consider it an option?
> >
> Do they claim to pass 97% with two-way cable?

The cable industry claims 91% of households passed with two-way cable.