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Do NOT allow government in this, It's a huge mistake!!!
Look, I understand the knee jerk reaction to get the courts involved but that is a very bad idea. In order for the courts to order resumpsion of service they must first determine that it is a "vital" service. In the past this has applied to things like ordering Firemen and Policemen to work to resume a "vital" service.

The down side of this is that it creates new law, basically elevating a luxury to "vital" statis. Now is it any less "vital" to Joe Farmer 50 miles from the nearest connection? Joe Farmer would say no and demand to be connected. Is it any less "vital" to poor people unable to pay for it? Again no, if it is a "vital" public service then it is "vital" to everyone and that gets, very, VERY expensive.

Of course we then get into required service levels like that for a POTS dial tone. It took a monopoly to provide that, do we now start handing out regional monopolies to ISPs and place them under state utility boards for regulation, compliance testing, and further regulation? Do we also increase taxes to pay for this regulation or does the ISP simply attach a "regulation fee" like we see on our phone bills?

Folks, this is truly a case of "be careful what you ask for", Be very, very careful...
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 10/08/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Solution from a genius!  Reverend MacFellow | 10/07/05
What if someone dies because of this?  BitTwiddler | 10/07/05
I didn't know the internet could kill  markgamache | 10/07/05
are you referring to 911, VoIP from cell phone?  myluckie13 | 10/07/05
VoIP Is A Concern  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
Anyone risking their life on an internet connection is a fool.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
Medical records are digitized, as per HIPPA  B.O.F.H. | 10/10/05
Please government stay out of it.  myluckie13 | 10/07/05
The Internet is not a private  bjbrock | 10/07/05
Agreed!  DarthRidiculous | 10/07/05
Not a Private Matter Anymore  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
what will happen..  ydhptkh1 | 10/07/05
The government stepped in as far  bjbrock | 10/07/05
Public/Private Consortium  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
Right to Connect  kgrant | 10/07/05
Why not just let corporation run the country.  bjbrock | 10/07/05
A balancing act.  kgrant | 10/07/05
They already do:  HypnoToad | 10/07/05
FTC Intervention?  WildcatRay | 10/08/05
re: Right to Connect  CobraA1 | 10/08/05
No way. aissez faire capitalism rules! Regulation is bad. Eeeeeeevil.  HypnoToad | 10/07/05
Sorry I disagreed  JJ_z | 10/07/05
Yep.....  NemesisNL | 10/08/05
Customers FIRST, other businesses SECOND  CobraA1 | 10/08/05
Do NOT allow government in this, It's a huge mistake!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/05
Net Blackout  tdarby20@... | 10/08/05
NO! It is NOT a utility.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/05
RE: NO! It is NOT a utility. by No_Ax_to_Grind  btljooz | 10/10/05
How much are *YOU* willing to pay for it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
FYI, *I* am not...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
You know that is not true..  Patrick Jones | 10/10/05
A tax by any other name...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/10/05
But..  Patrick Jones | 10/11/05
RE: I didn't know the internet could kill by markgamache  btljooz | 10/10/05
Well...  Patrick Jones | 10/10/05
BGP  Lord-dogbert_z | 10/10/05

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