 WiseOldNerdDe gustibus non est disputandumPremium
join:2001-11-25
Phoenix, AZ | Right On Karl Your analysis is right on the mark. As long as broadband, wireless and the whole communications industry is a political football, we the people will be screwed in one fashion or another.
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blushrts
join:2001-01-06
New Cumberland, PA | I wonder which media conglomerate he will be working for when he leaves the FCC? |
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| Federale Communista Communique "The vital control of the communications that the US population uses must never be in the control of the very people that use it!"
-I made that up but sounds about right
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 roc5955Premium
join:2005-11-26
Rosendale, NY | I don't think that this qualifies as "Communista." I believe it should be more like "Corporatista," because he is not catering to the community, but rather the corporations.
Another corporatist one. I wish we could have had Copps instead. At least he seemed better on media consolidation. »www.democracynow.org/2012/1/12/e···copps_on
Okay, only make cable equivalent to OTA broadcast.
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| Do over Didn't I read a shorter version of this article just last week? And wasn't it by ... yes ... Karl Bode? |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to roc5955
Re: Federale Communista Communique said by roc5955:I believe it should be more like "Corporatista," because he is not catering to the community, but rather the corporations.
Another corporatist one. I wish we could have had Copps instead.
There is no question that Michael Copps would have made a better (more respected by both the left and right) FCC Chairman than Genachowski. |
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| Are you guys crazy?!? Genachowski has allowed (by not getting in the way of) the biggest and fastest LTE deployment the world has yet seen, and yes the somewhat painful but very necessary beginning of sunsetting obsolete DSL which of course will benefit those offering superior docsis 3.0 technologies.
If you were to let consumers drive the bus so to speak, with a heavy handed FCC piling rules and regulations on top of carriers, we'd all be the worse for it. |
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 n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY | reply to blushrts
Re: Right On Karl said by blushrts:I wonder which media conglomerate he will be working for when he leaves the FCC?
I would bet Comcast, AT&T or Verizon.
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@clearwire-wmx.net | reply to JasonOD
Re: Are you guys crazy?!? short memory?
You mean 700Hz auction that need to maintain naked DSL, open to 3rd carrier, unlimited data and fiber build out?
Where are those now? FCC has failed to keep the market competitive. US broadband dropped the competitiveness ALL OVER in term of speed, availability and affordable price! |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to Sammer
Re: Federale Communista Communique said by Sammer:There is no question that Michael Copps would have made a better (more respected by both the left and right) FCC Chairman than Genachowski.
Michael Copps was detested by the right as a left wing ideologue. Whether he would have been a better Chairman than Genachowski depends on your politics. |
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| Genachowski is a failure He didn't get a single big issue right...except AT&T/ T-mobile...but that was so obvious a monkey could have made the right decision.
Lightsquared was a disaster. a horrible train wreck and it was the FCC's fault.
DISH spectrum approval took 20 months too long. 20 MONTHS!!! that's 2 lifetimes in internet time.
Comcast / NBCU merger shake down
Net Neutrality was a pointless waste of time since the order was completely lacking in teeth. |
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 bbeesleyVIP
join:2003-08-07
Richardson, TX
kudos:5 | reply to roc5955
Re: Federale Communista Communique said by roc5955:I believe it should be more like "Corporatista," because he is not catering to the community, but rather the corporations.
While I agree that corporations frequently influence regulation, often to the detriment of the intent of the regulators...I would also add that "the community" provides non-productive influence as well.
The real problem with regulation in this country is twofold
1. Regulators often don't well understand the technology for which they are making regulatory decisions.
2. Regulators are either elected positions or they are appointed by people in elected positions who have a vested interest in keeping those that put them into power fat, dumb and happy.
The result is that regulators end up reacting to individuals or corporations who are unreasonably screaming like Verruca Salt, "I want it and I want it now!" instead of making informed and well though decisions.
Is it any wonder that the system is screwed up? |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | If he feels bad now, he can read what you said about Powell  |
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Re: Federale Communista Communique most government regulatory agencies are merely "millionaire incubators" - the chief and high level staff don't want to piss off their future employers.
If they are deferential/incompetent/corrupt enough, they will leave gov't for a job with the industry they were regulating for a significant salary increase.
some of them even make round trips: industry to gov't back to industry |
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The FCC was never created to control what they think and do control now. They're job function was never to regulate phone, tv, cable and now think they regulate internet. They were created to regulate airwaves for radio stations. Which they need to go back and do. Until they are put in their place or actually given the power to control what they think they do, well then they won't be doing anything. |
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Re: Are you guys crazy?!? Disagree. Carriers, like any other company, need the flexibility to dynamically do what they do best (make a profit) to fulfill the needs of the marketplace. Otherwise you're tying their hands, slowing down progress, all while making it more expensive. The FCC recognizes this.
Naked DSL?? Come on, only a sliver of the market actually asked for it. Fiber? Unlimited data? Those are mutually exclusive, and as google is about to find out (like VZ before them), fiber is too expensive. |
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Re: Federale Communista Communique said by TBusiness:The FCC was never created to control what they think and do control now. They're job function was never to regulate phone, tv, cable and now think they regulate internet. They were created to regulate airwaves for radio stations. Which they need to go back and do. Until they are put in their place or actually given the power to control what they think they do, well then they won't be doing anything.
I must have imagined the whole Telecommunications Act of 1996. |
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Re: Are you guys crazy?!? said by JasonOD :Disagree. Carriers, like any other company, need the flexibility to dynamically do what they do best (make a profit) to fulfill the needs of the marketplace. Otherwise you're tying their hands, slowing down progress, all while making it more expensive. The FCC recognizes this.
Naked DSL?? Come on, only a sliver of the market actually asked for it. Fiber? Unlimited data? Those are mutually exclusive, and as google is about to find out (like VZ before them), fiber is too expensive.
Why do you zealots keep trolling these threads with unsubstantiated claims and/or outright lies? |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | reply to nasadude
Re: Federale Communista Communique What's the alternative? How do we prevent the flow of qualified people back and forth between public and private service? Honest question, because I'm curious how people think we can "fix" this "problem". |
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Re: Are you guys crazy?!? Right, fiber is too expensive. That is why I have it, have had it for several years, and will continue to have it for several more. For this priviladge I pay about $1560 a year, never call customer support, and have all the original equipment except that expensive little box on the back of my house that was installed wrong.
The carrier that installed it was given substantial tax breaks, rights of way, and told they don't have to lease the lines. They also had been told they could exclude unprofitable neighborhoods. I doubt those words where used, but that is what they did.
Now, the CEO over there doesn't see long term investment as viable and doesn't want to mess up the short term by spending money on the last mile part of he install. He wants to skip all that and give everyone metered access, at a higher cost, to a network that won't cost as much to build out. You see, why pay for two separate networks when you can have only one, and that one also happens to be able to charge a premium.
Who knows, he might be right, I do believe Wireless is the future. Unobstructed, always on, super highspeed data that can be accessed anywhere at anytime from a single device. I also think we will get there about the time my tablet stops being a bedside toy and can replace my six (soon to be eight) core desktop with it's high end graphics card.
Say in about 10 to 12 years, that was how long it took them to get smart phones and tablets right.
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