Monty Solomon posted:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/business/net-neutrality-washington-state.html
Excellent. Let's see other states doing the same, and soon.
"The F.C.C. said it got rid of the rules because they restrained broadband
providers like Verizon and Comcast from experimenting with new business models
and investing in new technologies."
Which is mostly nonsense, and the FCC should know better. You don't give the
local monopoly all the power.
Let's put it this way. The telcos, "laboring" under Title II, were very much
involved in creating the "next gen" telecom network, in the 1980s. As were
other organizations. It just so happens, some of the telco efforts (BISDN/ATM)
did not pan out, while other efforts did. SONET did get widely deployed, and is
now being surpassed. But it was packet switching, and IP, developed elsewhere,
that won the day, because these were better ideas.
Same goes for broadband companies. They have their critical role, they have
their job security, they have all the opportunity to invest in the future, but
they certainly don't need to lord over the content and the businesses that use
the telecoms. The next great idea can easily come from those USING the neutral
telecoms, and not from the broadband companies themselves. Just like in the
1980s. The FCC's actions can only hamper innovation.
The FCC is supposed to do their appointed job. Not shirk their
responsibilities, to do special favors to 3 or 4 companies, while screwing
everyone else.
Bert
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