Re: Net Neutrality

On 2006-05-06, Salmon Egg <salmonegg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 5/6/06 8:43 AM, in article 125ph1jgri0vs3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jimchip"
<jimchip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The band width on the net increases every year - charging for band width
use and content requires sophisticated and expensive equipment.
[snip...I agree with what you wrote]

I also think it won't be just consumer-end bandwidth but provider-end
bandwidth...The greedy ones behind the proposal are very jealous of Google's
success and want to get a piece of their action.

My current analogy is that 2 businesses close a multi-million dollar deal
over the phone and the telco steps in and says that they want a percentage
of that deal because they provided the wire that allowed the deal to be
finally consummated.

The big problem with this subject is in the details. So far, I have seen no
detail. Exactly what is being proposed in the current bills before Congress.
I certainly do not want to see the equivalent of the Millennium Copyright
Act.

Bill
-- Ferme le Bush

One opinion that I believe to be well considered:
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/
"What the network providers are after is not the ability to charge for the
bandwidth that content providers use. What they are seeking is to obtain
rent from content providers, by charging more than the bandwidth is worth,
and restricting the bandwidth of content providers who are unwilling to pay
that rent. This is supposed to be done under the guise of rationing our
precious, precious bandwidth."

http://www.savetheinternet.com/=faq
"Who wants to get rid of Net Neutrality?
The nation's largest telephone and cable companies; including
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner want to be Internet
gatekeepers, deciding which Web sites go fast or slow and which won't
load at all.
They want to tax content providers to guarantee speedy delivery of
their data. They want to discriminate in favor of their own search
engines, Internet phone services, and streaming video; while slowing
down or blocking their competitors.
These companies have a new vision for the Internet. Instead of an even
playing field, they want to reserve express lanes for their own content
and services or those from big corporations that can afford the steep
tolls and leave the rest of us on a winding dirt road.

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What's happening in Congress?

The telephone and cable companies are filling up congressional campaign
coffers and hiring high-priced lobbyists. They've set up "Astroturf" groups
like "Hands Off the Internet" to confuse the issue and give the appearance
of grassroots support.

I'll leave it there...The links will fill out the "Net Neutrality" pro-side.

--
My little chemistry domain for my students is *toast* if this goes through.
.

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