Let me get this straight. We are approaching a point where broadband could actually be more cost affective than AOL dial-up service? Well if you live in an area where you can take advantage of this, it would seem like a no brainer, would it not?

I was reading this story about Lompoc, Calif.’s soon-to-emerge wireless network: The town is planning full fiber-to-the-home but deploying a Tropos-based Wi-Fi network to fill the gap and offer some price competition and fuller service areas.

This paragraph piqued my interest:

“Even though no subscription prices were talked about, the magic number the city has repeatedly mentioned is $20 a month, which is less than what telecommunication titans such as Verizon and Comcast charge for high-speed Internet services. That price is also less than what America Online charges for dial-up, which is considerably slower than broadband and DSL.”