Hardware firms oppose Net neutrality laws

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I see the loud and nutzo and crowd is here...

Pay attenion now... it's not that hard to figure out.

TELCOs are NOT your FRIEND. For that matter, neither are the cable operators but right now it's the telco mob that's trying to game the system.

Supposedly, the telcos want to charge more for some bits than others. This is not true. The telcos REALLY want to meter traffic and charge EVERYONE for EVERY BIT. Just like long distance before the cellphone operators blew the deal wide open with flat rate national service coverage (something the telcos could easily have done decades earlier). They had to go to a similar sort of deal to keep ALL their business from moving to the cell side (and ironically today they own the cell services to they're making more than they EVER did the old way). Now they see a new chance to gouge and they're on it.

They never have forgotten the prime directive... charge for something even if it costs nothing. How long did it take them to stop charging for rotary service, long after virtually no rotary phones were left? Have they EVER publicly admitted that for years the cost of a phone connection was virtually the same regardless of the length of the call? Do they apologize for their countless fees and charges? Do you believe it REALLY costs them $150 to send a truck to your house?

Now they want to pretend that the folks that provide (what they call) 'high-volume' traffic should pay more to do it. How long before they'll be back, demanding that those who consume that data should ALSO have to pay for it? Do you think they won't?

This time they're bribing the US Congress to get in your pants. That at least makes sense... this congress will sell your mother's undies for a nickle.

Let them adjust rates, resonably, without a big fuss. If everyone paid an extra dollar a month (ok pick your price, but it isn't much regardless) for internet service, the income would cover whatever artificial costs they can dream up to string more fibre and buy routers. But do NOT let them get special privileges by bribing a pack of crooks to make it 'legal' to overcharge.

Final point... how is it that in such places as France and Korea, the public gets as much as TEN TIMES the throughput on broadband, and for a reasonable rate? OUR 'sophisticated leaders' claim this simply can't be done, not without special rules to insure enough income to cover the costs. Hmmmmmm....

FOLLOW THE MONEY!!

Posted by: semi-adult   Posted on: 05/18/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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