'The corruption is in Congress' is a bit simplistic. The corruption is in the PARTY (singular). A 'party' comprised of self-serving people who only CLAIM to be Republicans and Democrats while acting in unison to tailor the statutes and treaties to benefit themselves - in the grander scheme of things.
Some may claim they're acting to the benefit of "The People" (Of, By and For the People) or "It's for the children!" to justify their pilfering taxpayer funds. If THEY, themselves, are not going to benefit personally - it ain't happening.
Building and servicing Optical Broadband data communication networks is a costly venture - best left to deep-pocketed companies while RF data networks can be (and ARE) deployed reasonably cheap - even by a loosely associated group of enthusiasts such as the members of iHub with their 'Helium' network of Hotspots.
However, only the threat of political suicide pressures local and state officials to acquiesce to the demands of monopoly builders knowing, or at least ASSUMING, their personal fortunes will be endangered if they don't "go along to get along".
Is somebody in the patent office trying to get patent law abolished by issuing stupid patents?
That's precisely why. Eliminate patent protection and the small/independent inventor will have no protection from well-funded corporate, government or educational institution 'inventors' who copy the original designs.
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Broadband Bill Corruption
'The corruption is in Congress' is a bit simplistic. The corruption is in the PARTY (singular). A 'party' comprised of self-serving people who only CLAIM to be Republicans and Democrats while acting in unison to tailor the statutes and treaties to benefit themselves - in the grander scheme of things.
Some may claim they're acting to the benefit of "The People" (Of, By and For the People) or "It's for the children!" to justify their pilfering taxpayer funds. If THEY, themselves, are not going to benefit personally - it ain't happening.
Building and servicing Optical Broadband data communication networks is a costly venture - best left to deep-pocketed companies while RF data networks can be (and ARE) deployed reasonably cheap - even by a loosely associated group of enthusiasts such as the members of iHub with their 'Helium' network of Hotspots.
However, only the threat of political suicide pressures local and state officials to acquiesce to the demands of monopoly builders knowing, or at least ASSUMING, their personal fortunes will be endangered if they don't "go along to get along".
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