Verizon dismisses Cablevision 101 Mbps claims; Price war looming?

Common Carriers?: Until we have real competition, like they do in Japan, we're going to be discussing caps and net neutrality. You want competition? Make every ISP a common carrier. Separate the content interests from the carriage interests. Allow muniband when incumbents don't listen. Heck, even if they do listen since they wax eloquent about how private service is inherently better than public service.

A common carrier becomes a utility and utilities work towards efficient rather than profit. Since data access is becoming an essential service, it should be a tightly regulated common carrier utility. That leases its capacity to others.

That would get competition going.; Posted by: sdunn2000@... Posted on: 04/30/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Common Carriers? sdunn2000@... | 04/30/09

No market indeed dmclean@... | 04/30/09

Verizon is RIGHT?! midenginedrift | 04/30/09

Gee, I don't know... sdunn2000@... | 05/02/09

101 Mbps - No Thank you benoddo | 04/30/09

Correction the.ksmm | 05/01/09

Game Changer? Roger Ramjet | 04/30/09

Wary of cable the.ksmm | 05/01/09

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