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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:16 PM Original message |
"Did the FCC Just Bless a Capped, Two-Tier Internet?" |
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MikeFoxtroters (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. FCC is endorsing the tiered pricing? |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Churn & monopolization. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. And, thanks to the USSC, we won't have any alternatives this time. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. are you referring to TELRIC pricing? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Now look for new smaller ISP's offering unlimited to pop up. |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Although, per the article, |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Where are they/you going to get bandwidth from? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Much harder to do nowadays. Nearly impossible to do cheaper. |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R n/t |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. Another Obama failure. He said he would stand up for net neutrality. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Obama is a corporatist. Of course this is what he meant by "net neutrality." |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. You do not have a constitutional right to unlimited bandwidth. Charging people who use lots of data |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. That's not really the issue. Let me see if I can give a coherent example. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 08:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. This is not about bandwidth, it's about control of the Internet. nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. If I Drive a Jetta and You Drive a Hummer, You Would Expect to Pay Higher Gas Bills |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. See #13 -NT- |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. They don't care about the bandwidth. *CONTROL* of it is the real money maker |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 08:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Oh, No , I Understand That Very Well |
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