[opendtv] Re: B&C: Title II Rollback Reaction Rolls On
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 07:53:01 -0400
On May 21, 2017, at 8:36 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
And that is exactly what existed prior to the Open Internet Order.
Except for Netflix, at a critical time in history.
Netflix was doing exactly what you accuse the telcos of - playing the system to
avoid paying for their traffic.
What was critical at the time was not the need for "net neutrality," it was the
need for Netflix to take responsibility for the traffic they were dumping onto
the ISPs.
What was critical at the time was the fact that Netflix needed to work with the
ISPs to deploy the edge server infrastructure that would prioritize Netflix
bits for local customers, and reduce the traffic that was bottlenecking at the
interconnects to the ISPs.
In short, the solution violates the Open Internet order...
Netflix was able to pay for prioritization of their service - just the opposite
of what you claim, that the ISPs were throttling their bits.
Well, that's what we call FUD. Title II has never had any trouble with free
long distance plans, for example. As you like to say, that didn't happen.
It's pure FUD. On the other hand, Netflix was throttled, and the cableco
legacy is one of being gatekeepers. So I guess it came naturally.
Consistency, Craig.
Sorry Bert. The Wheeler FCC had an open proceeding that was likely to make zero
rating of bits illegal under the Open Internet Order. McDowell was absolutely
correct. FUD is just fake news.
The issue is NOT whether the Internet is some kind of utility Bert.
That's precisely the issue. Title II, and previous similar neutrality
guarantees, have been imposed on the comm utilities for eons, ever since
their inception.
Talk about FUD!
The current debate is NOT about net neutrality Bert. The debate is about the
overreach of government into everything the politicians and regulators can get
their hands on. The debate is about excessive regulation of our economy and the
crony capitalism that trades competitive advantage for economic support
(campaign contributions) of the "establishment" political class.
By the way, also on mail service.
You mean one of the only Federal government services that is authorized by the
Constitution?
When did the FCC start regulating the Post Office?
The Internet is exactly one of these. And it is not at all just another cable
TV system, which is what Title I is written for.
Title II was written for the telecommunications industry that existed a century
ago. An industry that was largely deregulated a half century ago. An industry
that has largely been replaced by cellular and VOIP services.
THe Internet is MANY things, not a telephone service.
This COUNTRY, aside from the special interests which benefit from having
gatekeepers controls, has spoken loud and clear already. And my bet is, has
done so again. I finally saw only one comment in favor of Chairman Pai's
strange ideas, on his blog, and that was just generic formula.
You are correct. All of the polls I have seen say that the heavy hand of FCC
regulation is inappropriate for an information service. That the light handed
touch that existed prior to the Open Internet Order was WORKING.
I think the time has come for Bert to STOP preaching to his choir. Yes there
are many outspoken critics who crawl out of their safe spaces to tell Pai to GO
FCC himself.
This should be far more concerning than the notion that special interests are
going to aggressively corrupt the Internet culture. I do not fear real
competition. I fear a government that picks winners and losers, and collects
the same personal data that Bert claims the ISPs will sell to the highest
bidder.
Neutrality was not as issue, until it was. Until a conflict of interest
emerged from a company that offers both carriage and its own legacy MVPD
content.
Except that this is FAKE NEWS.
It did not happen as you claim; it was "trumped up" to justify the government
takeover of the most critical infrastructure in human history.
Is the Internet a Natural Monopoly Bert?
And that's what got almost everyone, except a tiny number of special
interests, all riled up. It won't go away, Craig. Sorry you still can't get
this.
In a nation with more than 300 million people, we're supposed to listen to 4
million lemmings, some human, some just Internet bots?
Our problems won't go away until we teach people to think, not run and hide
from the truth.
Regards
Craig
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