[OT] The Internet (that Ben says does not exist) and Net Neutrality
Ted Roche
tedroche at tedroche.com
Sun May 21 15:45:01 EDT 2006
There is an amazing amount of furor going on over this, and that
tells me there is a lot of money on the table.
Yet another astroturf organization, handsofftheinternet (I won't give
them yet another link), is screaming, well, "Hands Off The Internet!"
of course, and is a "grassroots coalition" of AT&T, BellSouth,
Cingular, and... hey, isn't that suspicious?
SaveTheInternet.com on the other hand, is the most unlikely
assortment of members: Gun Owners of America, MoveOn.org, The
American Library Association, InstaPundit, The Christian Coalition,
The Feminist Majority, ... you gotta wonder.
Isn't it time to recognize that a company selling "internet access"
ought to be offering some standardized service, or at least some
baseline, and not blocking services that would compete with their own
premium offerings?
Are or should internet providers be "common carriers?" Can the
decision be "left to the marketplace" when cable companies get
exclusive monopolies on service and Aunt Tillie wouldn't have a clue
what to ask for or even whether there are CLECs available to offer
her the services she needs?
Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
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