The public is being shammed to think that existing large Internet Companies should be neutral and provide a level playing field to consumers and to the public.
In fact the gov't agencies and pvt corporations which own the fiber, twisted pair, cable, and satellites, should be OPENED UP to the public to allow tens of millions of new ISPs to be formed by private investors, co-ops, local gov't agencies, etc.
This would be the akin to open public markets a la Obama Care insurance exchanges.
The internet should be free for all and operated by the federal government
anyone who thinks that's a bad idea should give up driving on the interstate.
There's far too much censorship which is why we need to open trunks (dark fiber, twisted pair, cable). We need to support open source social media, open file sharing, free apps, free images, free video, etc. We need new intitatives to build out free access to 3G/4G data/voice, 5G (millimeter wave), WiFi, and ubiquitous networks.
"Bits are bits..." Mark Cuban explains, unintended consequences, etc.
Could this scenario happen?
Net Neutrality means people viewing porn on the internet will have the same priority as ER doctors in hospitals looking up a patients records over the internet in an emergency situation.
Hmmm.
The issue is at present is 'net neutrality' of the mega companies like Comcast, Time-Warner, etc.
The real issue is we need to encourage entreprenuers to engineer low cost products so that you and your friends can build your own local or global internet with a reach defined by your criteria.
With Open DarkFiber/5G/SDSL/Wifi/Cable/4G, etc. you no longer rely on $B cell providers and ISP providers for service, and you bypass politically driven filters, copyrights, censorship, content takedowns, etc.
Amen, we do not need corporate america controlling who gets internet. There would not be speed issues if government invested in the infrastructure.
The Internet should not be controlled by the FCC, NSA, Congress, President, academia, nor Giga corporations. The Internet is the medium for freedom, democracy, and free speech for mankind.
IETF Member wrote:
There's far too much censorship which is why we need to open trunks (dark fiber, twisted pair, cable). We need to support open source social media, open file sharing, free apps, free images, free video, etc. We need new intitatives to build out free access to 3G/4G data/voice, 5G (millimeter wave), WiFi, and ubiquitous networks.
So how will content creators make a living? Government subsidy?
Stan Croft wrote:
Amen, we do not need corporate america controlling who gets internet. There would not be speed issues if government invested in the infrastructure.
Amen, comrade. ObamaNet is born.
Another clusterfk is born wrote:
Stan Croft wrote:Amen, we do not need corporate america controlling who gets internet. There would not be speed issues if government invested in the infrastructure.
Amen, comrade. ObamaNet is born.
Another of our conservative brothers and sisters that does not understand how the world works. Can I suggest that you begin by trying to find some informational basis for your arguments. It is difficult when it is not there so I understand your need to try and use name-calling as an argument. Try at least once to use the internet to look up something that is fact-based prior to posting. We will all appreciate your effort.
I was glad to hear that today's vote was pro people rather than pro corporate.
Stan Croft wrote:
I was glad to hear that today's vote was pro people rather than pro corporate.
The fascist Obama dictatorship just extended it's hegemony on our freedoms today.
Regulating internet, don't wrote:
"Bits are bits..." Mark Cuban explains, unintended consequences, etc.
Could this scenario happen?
Net Neutrality means people viewing porn on the internet will have the same priority as ER doctors in hospitals looking up a patients records over the internet in an emergency situation.
Hmmm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX0Ituesovg
Those are completely false choices.
The telcos dreams are realized when the hospital's traffic is throttled because the hospital's service provider refused to pay the blackmail for priority access.
Common carrier status is the only way forward.
It's obvious few of you travel. You'd realize how slow and expensive our Internet service really is. Has your service gotten cheaper? Do you have more options? No.
Common carrier status.
It's pretty obvious you have no idea what you're talking about. Just stop.
pop_pop! wrote:
Those are completely false choices.
The telcos dreams are realized when the hospital's traffic is throttled because the hospital's service provider refused to pay the blackmail for priority access.
Common carrier status is the only way forward.
It's obvious few of you travel. You'd realize how slow and expensive our Internet service really is. Has your service gotten cheaper? Do you have more options? No.
Common carrier status.
Wireless, cellular, undersea, and landline links are being spied upon without public or consumer approval. It's up to engineers and scientists to create a new generation of ubiquitous, easy to use, plug and play products that utilize direct connections to the telecommunications system, bypassing totally, the $B ISPs and $B company iron. This has not been done yet, and is the subject of worldwide discussion and R&D. The age of allowing gov'ts, intelligence agencies, $B corps, and hackers -- to rule over internet engineers and users -- will soon be over. But not without alot of hard work by people from coast and coast, across the oceans, spanning every continent of mankind.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Strava thinks the London Marathon times improved 12 minutes last year thanks to supershoes
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts