Comments on: Congresswoman: People Want ISPs in Charge of Content

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:29:06 +0000

Often its just purely lobbying that brings about the idiocy. But when it comes to technology I have found that politicians are all too willing to trumpet the call of lobbyist as compared to other initiatives due to the lack of understanding of the cause they are fighting. They don’t know they are being unethical, so its a lot easier to accept the bribe.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:43:21 +0000

EXACTLY! Until we are able to actually have some free choice of ISPs we need the feds to ensure that are able to at least use the applications and services of are choosing, especially when these ISPs are also offering competing apps and services.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:39:35 +0000

By: D.AN

D.AN — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:07:48 +0000

“I worked at an ISP for a while around then.”

Sure you did.

“… and it would be cheaper even if you did use a lot of bandwidth because it would be a utility.”

The point is that ISPs did use a utility-based business model, which is what characterizes a utility.

By: Malcolm Hume

Malcolm Hume — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:00:16 +0000

Oh, pricing. That was pretty much over by 97. I worked at an ISP for a while around then. Anyway, it’s not the same companies or the same pipes. But like I said, first of all it’s fair to people who don’t download or stream much, keeps traffic flowing, and it would be cheaper even if you did use a lot of bandwidth because it would be a utility.

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:38:41 +0000

Funny, since it was when I grew up with it, but you wouldn’t know the realities of the arguments you are contesting. The internet was paid by the time you spent connected for most dial up services, and some of the early broadband start ups. It was near the millennium when the unlimited internet access first emerged. So as I said before, they had the pay per usage model, they moved away from it, now they want to move back, its bullshit.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:06:07 +0000

That’s goofy logic. The FCC is proposing to prevent companies from controlling the Internet. It’s no more controlling of the Internet than the Feds are when they review mergers of large companies to make sure that monopolies aren’t being created. I guess if you think businesses should be able to form monopolies then you should also be against Net neutrality.

By: mRuss

mRuss — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:07:19 +0000

“Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Yeah, we figured that from where you said she was (R-Tenn) and in Congress. You don’t get that kind of power by telling the truth, honestly.

By: D.AN

D.AN — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:12:48 +0000

“Never was the net run like a utility – ”

Actually it is in some parts of the world.

“… not sure what you mean.”

So you reject any idea you don’t understand. That would explain how naive you are.

By: D.AN

D.AN — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:58:41 +0000

Give it up, maroon.