[opendtv] Re: FCC issues net neutrality rules in face of Congress and carriers

  • From: Kon Wilms <konfoo@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:30:53 -0700

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Albert Manfredi
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Of course, Kon. And I'm saying that this has to be done carefully, because if 
> these broadband providers cannot make any part of their net "walled," they 
> will simply be discouraged from deploying it.

Ha. Surely you jest. You're saying that if the provider can not nickel
and dime the consumer to the maximum, then they will not want to
deploy. You have been brainwashed by telco-speak/excuses.

> Do you really expect Verizon to deploy anything as fast as FiOS if they were 
> mandated to unwall it entirely? Nonsense. Never happen. History shows this.

I don't think so. DSL was originally at 384k speeds. It has improved
significantly due to competition. Cable, DSL and FiOS all compete
based on bandwidth alone. And they still make a profit - most of the
time without upgrading any infrastructure running to the customer
termination points.

No wonder we are the broadband laughing stock of the world.

Also, good job on the strawman argument of 'deploying broadband' when
this is not the issue of contention.

Here's what your no-net-neutrality world will look like:
http://i.imgur.com/5RrWm.png

You're saying this is a great idea? That it is required to deploy
broadband? Do you have a better excuse to present, perhaps?

Cheers
Kon
 
 
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