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Jul 2, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Biden announces rural broadband funding for Pennsylvania

Full story: Danville News

Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.

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Jul 3, 2009
 
This may be the part of the stimulus that has the most benefit over the long term. Can't believe republicans are against it. Political BS.
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GOP needs to keep their base ignorant and dependent on AM radio as long as possible.
er-ez wrote:
This may be the part of the stimulus that has the most benefit over the long term. Can't believe republicans are against it. Political BS.

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Jul 3, 2009
 
I have read the entire article, and did not see any republican dissent, what is your source?
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I was following Salena Vito's tweets the day Biden was here are she spoke condescendingly of the citizens of Erie County.

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Jul 3, 2009
 
er-ez wrote:
This may be the part of the stimulus that has the most benefit over the long term. Can't believe republicans are against it. Political BS.
how about bringing better paying jobs(and more of them) to northwest pa? No deal? nothing on that one?
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Jul 6, 2009
 
er-ez wrote:
This may be the part of the stimulus that has the most benefit over the long term. Can't believe republicans are against it. Political BS.
Tell rural dwellers to buy a satellite card for $20 on overstock.com , or spend billions on rural broadband.

I can believe many people including some Republicans are against this wasteful spending.

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Jul 8, 2009
 
AWFUL TRUTHS wrote:
I have read the entire article, and did not see any republican dissent, what is your source?
I think it was the local Erie mewspaper that reported that John McCain and the Republican leadership was against it.

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Jul 8, 2009
 
mrcomment wrote:
<quoted text> how about bringing better paying jobs(and more of them) to northwest pa? No deal? nothing on that one?
I think the idea is that this is one way to get jobs here. Do you want a handout instead?

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Dallas wrote:
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Tell rural dwellers to buy a satellite card for $20 on overstock.com , or spend billions on rural broadband.
I can believe many people including some Republicans are against this wasteful spending.
You sound like you don't know how much about satellite internet. I'm no expert, but I think it involves having a satellite dish and paying a monthly access fee. Is all this included in the $20 you quoted?

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Jul 8, 2009
 
Liberal Watchdog wrote:
I was following Salena Vito's tweets the day Biden was here are she spoke condescendingly of the citizens of Erie County.
Who is she and who cares? If you go out into the farmland you won't find a Starbucks. Did this upset her?
Dallas

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Jul 8, 2009
 
er-ez wrote:
<quoted text>You sound like you don't know how much about satellite internet. I'm no expert, but I think it involves having a satellite dish and paying a monthly access fee. Is all this included in the $20 you quoted?
Well, sounds like you've never lived in the rural areas. A high percentage of rural homes have satellite dishes.

I don't know about your internet -- I pay a monthly fee, don't you?

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Jul 8, 2009
 
er-ez wrote:
<quoted text>I think the idea is that this is one way to get jobs here. Do you want a handout instead?
what kind of jobs ? tell me wha kind of jobs it will bring to the erie area.
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Jul 8, 2009
 
er-ez wrote:
<quoted text>You sound like you don't know how much about satellite internet. I'm no expert, but I think it involves having a satellite dish and paying a monthly access fee. Is all this included in the $20 you quoted?
you have to pay a monthly fee to have broadband as well.

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Jul 9, 2009
 
Dallas wrote:
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Well, sounds like you've never lived in the rural areas. A high percentage of rural homes have satellite dishes.
I don't know about your internet -- I pay a monthly fee, don't you?
Sure do, just asking Flower Mound to include it in her $20 qoute. Turns out satellite monthly fees are twice the normal monthly fees.

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Jul 9, 2009
 
asdf wrote:
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you have to pay a monthly fee to have broadband as well.
Don't tell me! Flower Mound needs the help.

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Jul 9, 2009
 
mrcomment wrote:
<quoted text> what kind of jobs ? tell me wha kind of jobs it will bring to the erie area.
Come on, figure it out for yourself. I can't spoon feed you. Sounds like you wouldn't understand anything I say anyhow.
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Jul 9, 2009
 
So....are the rural people who will get the benefit of the $4,700,000,000.00 willing to pay for it or not?

Er-ez, I think, is saying they are not willing to pay for the access and Er-ez doesn't sound willing to consider a less expensive alternative.

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Jul 9, 2009
 
Dallas wrote:
So....are the rural people who will get the benefit of the $4,700,000,000.00 willing to pay for it or not?
Er-ez, I think, is saying they are not willing to pay for the access and Er-ez doesn't sound willing to consider a less expensive alternative.
AGAIN, what I said is that satellite costs more than the $20 that Flower Mound quoted. Flower Mound misrepresented the costs, direct your cost figures to him/her, not me. Verstehen Sie?

I'm not a spokesman for rural America, but many people say the cost of satellite is too expensive. That's the economic reality of the situation around here, maybe its different in Texas.

The proposed spending is $7 billion not $4 billion, by the way.

Also, Please don't jump to conclusions and attach my name to them as you did here. I don't need you to misintrepret my writings for people. Thanks in advance.

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this might happen in 2050........

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Jul 14, 2009
 
er-ez wrote:
<quoted text>Come on, figure it out for yourself. I can't spoon feed you. Sounds like you wouldn't understand anything I say anyhow.
I understand english clearly you condescending person. What jobs and how many will it bring to the area man, I Dont work for the cable company. Please enlighten me.
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