| If they 'tier' it, then they are not selling acces What they are proposing is no different than what AOL did with it's 'walled garden'. If Verizon wants to charge more for google/whomever to pass data through their network, to pay for network upgrades, that IS verizons right. The problem comes up for the rest of the world, who doesn't work that way, but that's a whole new issue.
Verizon is no longer selling 'internet access'. Verizon is selling 'Verizon Brand AOL'.
If that's the case, then I demand that verizon pay back ALL the subsidies, surcharges, fees, right of way access, tax benefits, and anything and everything else that WE subsidized with higher rates for the last 50 years(i.e. ALL copper). Just like the FCC is forcing TV stations to auction off spectrums, Verizon/SBC/etc should be forced to aution off all 'their lines'. Remember, it's eminent domain seizure, for the public good. If a corporation can sieze property from a taxpayer under the guise of 'public interest', then my local government can sieze from verizon in under the guise of 'public interest' too.
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Sure the internet has lots of porn and piracy, but I'm sure there's a downside to it. |
