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"Last mile" landline-based broadband technology will be challenged by wireless broadband very quickly in many parts of the country. As a practical matter, facilities-based service rather than the arbitrage model (leasing lines form the owner of the facilities to provide service) is the only practical long term solution. However, service from the Covad-type providers is important for those users who would not otherwise be able to get broadband at all.