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Government CAN'T takeover internet
The government can't takeover the internet. Each ISP owns their equipment and have paid for their lines just like you paid for your computer and cable connection, dsl or dialup account. If the government could take over the ISP's then they could also takeover your computer and connection. The only way would be to buy out the ISP's. Do you want your taxes to double in order to pay for it? And the ISP's don't have to sell. The government could take over the hub locations but that wouldn't stop this problem. This is strictly an ISP no allowing their customers access to another ISP. It has been going on for years with mailservers. When an ISP think too much spam comes from another ISP's mailserver they block all mail coming from that ISp's mailserver until the spam problem is cleared up. It is called blacklisting. This was basically the same thing.
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It had to happen sooner or later.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Huh?  Real World | 10/06/05
This isn't about failure.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Then they find another way around  Real World | 10/06/05
SBC may cut anyone at anytime for no  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Make the net just like the old phone company  OldTimer1 | 10/06/05
Make the net just like the old phone company  OldTimer1 | 10/06/05
if the government ran the internet  eLurker | 10/06/05
Right wing prpaganda  kakari | 10/06/05
Take Care of Us Government  SherryCan | 10/06/05
And yet...  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
What corporation did you say you worked for?  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
RIGHT WING PROPERGANDA  walkeryea@... | 10/06/05
Not sure of the subject any more  Northeast1 | 10/06/05
Right Wing Propaganda  Tert | 10/07/05
FEMA?  D-Ram | 10/06/05
NO!!! FEMA failed and No government controlled internet  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
That's Not FEMA's Failure..  charlesgoff | 10/06/05
Welcome to the wonderful world of government buracracy  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
But Squawky, what about all those  Real World | 10/06/05
the wonderful world of government buracracy  Lordkhaos | 10/06/05
Baja's great - come on down  TJGeezer | 10/06/05
mjb, Lordkhaos, cmenefee see reply below  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
don't do that  eglazier | 10/07/05
FEMA did not fail - they did what the people in gov't wanted...  K B | 10/06/05
Carnival and $236 million bwahahahaha  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Some expensive 3 hour tour Gilligan.  osreinstall | 10/07/05
Don't let these big gov't types get to ya!  osreinstall | 10/07/05
FEMA? Homeland Security failed  Stinkeyolman | 10/06/05
FEMA needs to go away  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Homeland Security?  Too Old For IT | 10/06/05
The Internet as a global resource / FEMA caught in regular bureaucracy  sscarfo | 10/06/05
Internet regulated by what government?  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Government control  radar_z | 11/01/05
Nationalize?  syfr | 10/06/05
The Internet was setup by the government  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Setup by DARPA yes, BUT  htotten | 10/06/05
I hope you're Kidding!!!!  qtrback | 10/06/05
I hope you're Kidding!!!!  Lordkhaos | 10/06/05
(Its over $3 a gal here now)  Lordkhaos | 10/06/05
Oh, stop it already  Real World | 10/06/05
Everyone knows that Big Oil killed the dinosaurs!  AnotherVoice | 10/06/05
You DO NOT want the government running the Internet  AnotherVoice | 10/06/05
I totally agree!  Tert | 10/07/05
Agreed  Middle of the Road | 10/06/05
Government CAN'T takeover internet  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
Not the same thing  TwangGuru | 10/06/05
Yikes... an even bigger problem!!!  TwangGuru | 10/06/05
bjbrock see my post to dram  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
MS agrees 1,000%  htotten | 10/06/05
Nationalize?  pubmonster | 10/06/05
sorry but you've got me laughing  maldain | 10/06/05
Don't expect a good resolution  cgraham_z | 10/08/05
Unstoppable Communications  Bill4 | 10/06/05
Today's Internet is no longer the Internet.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
That's true  el1jones | 10/06/05
Are ISP's even necessary anymore?  silicon.shaman | 10/06/05
Because the Internet is not open but closed,  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Are you kidding me  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
LOL  Tert | 10/07/05
RE: Are ISP's even necessary anymore?  notme_z | 10/08/05
geeks?  steeleweed | 10/06/05
Small networks are more easily  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 10/06/05
I think you've missed the point  tjleeland | 10/06/05
BIg business internet  1 more opinion | 10/06/05
I Agree!  TrustProvider | 10/06/05
Riddle me this....  htotten | 10/06/05
Blocked access  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
Not a problem  tjleeland | 10/06/05
mesh WIFI  1 more opinion | 10/06/05
Same  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
When did they become necessary?  wresnick | 11/01/05
I thought the 'net automatically re-routed...  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
Kind of right  ceegh | 10/06/05
It does  dragontiger | 10/06/05
When there is only one route, it can't  bjbrock | 10/06/05
only until  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
ORRRRR....  dr_who@... | 10/10/05
They are happy  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
At one time this was the case.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Considering the enormous size of the Internet...  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
You know...  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
Well, there's always "Internet 2"  doctormoriarty | 10/07/05
Generators  Too Old For IT | 10/06/05
Re: Generators  Letophoro | 10/06/05
what ever happened to....  Elekt | 10/06/05
Hmmm..  UncleBubba | 10/06/05
Outstanding memory you have. No coincidence btw.  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Only if your momma named you squawk  UncleBubba | 10/06/05
If you knew my "real" name  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Heck, I ain't even from the south.  UncleBubba | 10/06/05
Who needs this crap???  Shadowbuilder_z | 10/06/05
I agree, who needs this crap  chatologic | 11/01/05
Ha hA Ha HA Ha  Jack-Booted EULA | 10/06/05
One big one  Tim Patterson | 10/06/05
More Litigation  neppechr@... | 10/06/05
Litigation is the only way sometimes.  tronmech | 10/06/05
what about the prc?  linuxoverwindows | 10/06/05
Web clients? Web applications? NO, and this is why.  shawkins | 10/06/05
Web clients? Web applications? NO, and this is why  Dolphin39 | 10/06/05
Municipal Customer -- Billing Aborted  PMC-CON | 10/06/05
Capitalism is always the best system  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/06/05
A quibble...  NonCartoonist | 10/06/05
"would you want your military ranks filled with lowest bid contractors?"  SysAn63 | 10/06/05
Actually, it is.  Hameiri | 10/06/05
What are you talking about?!  daver_z | 10/06/05
SO many questions answered with so few words...  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
Keep it private  Regulator1956 | 10/06/05
Indeed  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
Would Telephone Providers be allowed to do this?  thilde | 10/06/05
Telephone service is considered a utility  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
Size matters?  bigkeen | 10/06/05
Yeah, and it deep too!!!  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
This is utterly childish  John L. Ries | 10/06/05
One Can Only Hope, JLR (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 10/06/05
I thought...  qtrback | 10/06/05
i must disagree with one small point,  alandee4 | 10/06/05
Why Community Access Backbones Must Not Be Legislated Out Of Existence  LBattis | 10/06/05
Government & the Internet  Kofy | 10/06/05
This is what Google / Sun fear most  John Zern | 10/06/05
Internet as a commodity  lonnie_west@... | 10/06/05
Internet as a commodity  1 more opinion | 10/06/05
Okay, send the toddlers to special education and bring in adults to run it.  HypnoToad | 10/06/05
At least...  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
Let the UN run it!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/06/05
Sure, if we're going to ruin it anyway...  doctormoriarty | 10/07/05
The UN works well  wexwimpy@... | 10/07/05
Why would that Hissian organization  TWHarrasRaganX | 10/08/05
Gov Intervention  bobwinners | 10/06/05
Take profit out?  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Net blackout: Gov Regulations  walterreads@... | 10/06/05
Baja, the land of my dreams  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
And When the EU Gets Involved, ..........  netwrk_engr | 10/06/05
What sites have been effected that you know?  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
re: What sites have been effected that you know?  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
this one  Shadowbuilder_z | 10/06/05
this one  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
Who can you email about this problem?  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
I emailed Level 3!!!!  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
Why??  Shadowbuilder_z | 10/06/05
Why??  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
Observing Who's Lights-Out Should Tell You Who Created For The Problem  LBattis | 10/10/05
Baby Boomer Bosses Show Their Colors  jerrymc18 | 10/06/05
Telcos  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Wow, and to have my most crucial applications  Boot_Agnostic | 10/06/05
Still think the desktop pc is a relic?!  Andromedat6 | 10/06/05
Level 3-Cogent Feud: You want regulation  mcmcp@... | 10/06/05
Capitalism  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Internet should be free  dunville20m | 10/06/05
Free internet.  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Let's add free newspapers and cable, even free gasoline  tobyz | 10/06/05
There are only 2 ways it could work.  doctormoriarty | 10/07/05
Would we let SBC refuse calls from Qwest?  conceptual | 10/06/05
Network Feuds  cosmicfoole@... | 10/06/05
Schaeffer is an idiot  chgocio | 10/06/05
Cogent is arrogant  rschumaker | 10/06/05
to be or not to be  johni123 | 10/06/05
Caught in the middle  simmonss1 | 10/06/05
The "fault tolerance" of the internet a big lie?  Flash00 | 10/06/05
Geeks per mile?  WilBen_z | 10/06/05
NO NEED FOR NETWORK FEUD  fakir005@... | 10/07/05
size  previso@... | 10/07/05
I understand what you mean....  Tert | 10/07/05
Does this effect email clients  greenjavlin | 10/07/05
it's over for now  Cyraxote | 10/08/05
x files  startcopy | 10/08/05
Why do gammers have to be caught in the middle of this  TWHarrasRaganX | 10/08/05
Think about your e-mail  tobyz | 10/09/05
Now this ought..  Krazyken39 | 10/17/05

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