Willie Nelson’s Got a New Broadband Plan

• By Ryan Singel

"Willie’s a big catch for the upstart, San Diego-based company — and a heavy user. He averages 200 days a year on the road, including the just-finished Farm Aid concert. And that means his team is constantly uploading new media to his website, and keeping in touch with friends and family. And they seem happy, having ditched the satellite connection just like they ditched petroleum for bio-fuel.

“We rarely lose connection even in rural areas or if one card goes down,” said David Anderson, Willie Nelson’s tour manager.

Who else besides a traveling musician with an entourage would have need of such a thing? A small band could just use the Mifi 2200 which runs off Verizon’s wireless service.

Well, companies that can’t get a wired connection, outdoor events, videographers streaming live video, and transportation services including commuter shuttles buses, ferries and passenger trains."

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/10/willie-nelson-broadban/

Just another idea that will be burdened, perhaps banned, by net neutrality regulations.