Destiny uses a crap ton of Bandwidth (Destiny)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 10:04 (3923 days ago) @ Kahzgul

This is why everyone should write to FCC and ask them to proclaim the internet an Open Platform, similar to the highway system. Then and only then will we be able to get far reaching fiber networks of both quality and cost similar to what they have in Hong Kong and France.

The problem will always be the middle of nowhere though. European countries in particular brag about their great networks, but their countries are tiny compared to ours. Our cities are getting much much better (especially with Google pushing cheap Internet just to get our networks improved), but getting cheap reliable Internet to the middle of nowhere isn't very cost effective for anyone except wireless services. Really what we should be pushing for is something similar to how telephone services work. Add around $3-$5 to everyone's Internet bill to cover the costs of running lines to people in the middle of nowhere. This would require Internet being a utility, which is a whole different can of worms than it being an Open Platform. Still a great cause to push for, it needs to be an Open Platform for many reasons.