[Rhodes22-list] Network Neutality

[Michel Meltzer]

I suspect this will be a non-issue, there are already both party's pay for
lines, the user for internet access and the servers for internet access. 

Now the server people will dump any vendor who try's (years ago their
"peering agreements" was part of the selection process), bad peering ment
they were dumped), 

The problem will come from the AOL's and such, what they are doing is having
people pay for orderflow, (server guys), but their customers are already
paying for their access(the users), and what they are paying for is fast
access. So if so people will move their service (at least some in the know)
which will wake up the IPS to stop this or die in the market. Now if you are
locked in to cable or DSL and can not switch, that will be a problem.

BTW, VoIP is what has them nervous(the telco see them selfs going under in
10 years) and TV over the internet on a large scale will eat all the
bandwidth. They need to build out a better multicasting. 80% of all email is
spam, All the peer to peer is not helping, SO guest which protocols they are
going after.

-mjm 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Peter Thorn
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:42 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Network Neutality
> 
> Hi Will,
> 
> Good topic, Will. But I'm not sure this topic is all that controversial.
> It's good for  giant telecommunications companies (GTC) and bad for us.
> 
> All of us "little people", any person or entity *not* a  GTC, will clearly
> loose speed of internet access to sites taking a backseat to the high
> dollar
> interests seeking their message to be foremost.  This will enable GTCs to
> sell easy connectivity to the highest bidder, who can then convert the
> internet to a much better medium for their purpose, like advertising,
> political messages, or perhaps suppressing free speech.  If it takes 5
> minutes to download your Rhodes 22 list-serve email would you read as much
> of it?   I also think there's a good chance they will get away with it.
> 
> Last week I contacted my Congressman David Price about this, and I think
> he
> may have sold out already.  David Price, a former Duke Poli Sci professor,
> seems to have learned to walk a fine line in our district which has a wide
> spectrum of political views from liberal to conservative.  David Price's
> office is "studying the issue".  I think this is poli speak for seeing if
> the public is paying attention and holding out for the best campaign
> contribution he can get from the big boys without having to stick his head
> up.
> 
> If you believe the internet should be a neutral open forum for all and not
> sold to the highest bidder like the TV and radio airwaves are, this one is
> a
> no-brainer.   Stand up and speak up before its too late.  Congress thinks
> we
> don't care unless we show them we do.
> http://www.civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet
> 
> PT
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William P. Barry, III" <wp.barry at att.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:06 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Found this interesting...
> 
> 
> Just an interesting topic That i came across thought it might spike
> debate.
> http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/neutrality.asp
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