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I read Ou's posting.

Free market priciples do not apply here. The telecoms enjoy monopoly or duopoly. There is virtually no free market competition to serve as protection for consumers.

The telecoms limit their actions only to the letterof the law. They do not recognize any ethical or moral restraints. Given the history of the telecoms I think it's clear that they would eventually dicriminate in favor of their own services and content unless they were restrained by the letter of law.

Without some kind of net neutrality limitations we the consumer will eventually lose. History bears this out.
Posted by: Tim Patterson   Posted on: 06/07/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Scenarios  Anton Philidor | 06/07/06
The problem is that ...  mwagner@... | 06/07/06
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If streaming video were a dead weight...  Anton Philidor | 06/07/06
To Geroge  IceTheNet@... | 06/08/06
are you nuts!?!?  kckn4fun | 06/08/06
Right on  SysTech42 | 06/08/06
Ah that reminds me  georgeou | 06/07/06
Message has been deleted.  David Grober ZDNet Moderator | 06/07/06
I agree Ou's argument is lame  Edward Meyers | 06/07/06
So a monopoly is better than a duopoly?  Anton Philidor | 06/07/06
Neither  Edward Meyers | 06/07/06
Degrading services...  Anton Philidor | 06/07/06
Telcos are already lobying to allow this  Edward Meyers | 06/07/06
Questions...  BlazeEagle | 06/18/06
Sounds like you didn't even read my argument  georgeou | 06/07/06
I sure did read it  Edward Meyers | 06/07/06
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I Think Your Arguments Are  IceTheNet@... | 06/09/06
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Net Neutrality vs. Stupid Greed  plumley@... | 06/08/06
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A Slap to your face  IceTheNet@... | 06/08/06
flawed logic  kckn4fun | 06/08/06
Craigslist argument is stupid  georgeou | 06/08/06
A bug, or a proof of concept?  dberlind | 06/08/06
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Kudo's  IceTheNet@... | 06/08/06
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Education  IceTheNet@... | 06/09/06
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Can't read either  Edward Meyers | 06/08/06
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Net - neutrality  mentorss@... | 06/09/06
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