Article: While GAO Fiddles, Wildblue, Hughes Burn Ahead on Broadband.

There are about 30 million U.S. households currently using broadband, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, this news is bringing no joy to the GAO, because "Although the deployment of broadband is widespread, some areas are not served, and it can be costly to serve highly rural areas," according to the report, "Telecommunications: Broadband Deployment Is Extensive throughout the United States, but It Is Difficult to Assess the Extent of Deployment Gaps in Rural Areas" (GAO-06-426), released May 5.

Although government programs have had some impact in bringing broadband to rural America, ...

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