[geeks] Google invests in BPL

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, sammy ominsky wrote:

>>> consumers a faster alternative outlet for voice, video and data
>>> services."
>>
>> Faster voice outlet than packet-switched phone network? Faster video
>> than broadcast TV? I don't get it, but I suspect I'm not the target
>> market for thier offering...
>
> I'd guess they mean faster than other IP-based delivery methods for
> those services.

Am I the only person who thinks that maybe the Internet is neither a big
enough nor sturdy enough basket to put all our eggs?  When stuff Needs
To Work, there are very few substitutes for a dedicated network.

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