14 DAY TRIAL // The Internet tends to become one of the vital aspects for our lives as we use it for all sort of information. That's why the authorities from all over the world struggle to expand the Internet coverage in their nation, offering the residents web access for their home computers. Brazil is one of the countries which have some enthusiastic plans as the Associated Press reported today. Helio Costa, Brazil's communications minister, said the government will start an expansion of the broadband Internet coverage which is supposed to reach almost the entire country in the next three years.
"If we manage to get an agreement with the companies to substitute lines, we could cover 80 percent of the national territory. The only people left out will be a few communities in the interior of the country," the Brazilian communications minister said according to AP.
Sure, it might sound like an enthusiastic and easy to reach plan but when we think that it might cost approximately $1,7 billion it quickly becomes a not so piece of cake expansion process.
The web connections are quickly evolving from the traditional and very slow dial-up accounts to the broadband and super high speed connections which enable the customers to download movies, music and games in a matter of minutes. And the ISPs are trying to obtain as much as they can from this need of broadband connections. Look at Comcast for example. It is the second largest US Internet Service Provider and aims to bring more consumers to the company by offering them high-speed connectivity especially meant to allow downloads and file-sharing capabilities.
In fact, Comcast even started a powerful campaign which is meant to promote its service and help reaching the goals. "Download at Crazy Fast Speeds," a famous motto created by Comcast aims to lure clients to the US ISP's services.