Craig Birkmaier wrote: > Not at all. The transmission lines are a shared resource. Finally. Therefore, this "shared resource" cannot compete against someone else's infrastructure, and it becomes the natural monopoly. >> Among other reasons why, because the **individual content owners** >> won't need to be hampered by the demands of the local distribution >> monopolies. > > Really? > > So who is going to deliver the bits? An independent and neutral ISP. My Verizon ADSL ISP absolutely does not limit me in what TV sites I can browse, and in what content these TV sites offer. I thought you understood what net neutrality means. If ISPs get into the act of controlling Internet content, watch the FCC clamp down on them. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.