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This post is a bald-faced lie

That link is now broken. See my blog ( »bennett.com/blog/index.php/archi···-part-n/ ) for a breakdown of Karl's spin in this post.

D & T says: "Balancing the two sides of [the network neutrality] debate is likely to remain challenging. Both sides have merit; both have their flaws. Clearly, something has to change in the economics of Internet access such that network operators and ISPs can continue to invest in new infrastructure and maintain service quality, and consumers can continue to enjoy the Internet as they know it today." (page 7, section titled The Network Neutrality Debate Needs Resolution.)

This is just what the Forbes piece by Kerpen says they say.

Incorrect. The D&T report simply suggests something needs to change in the broadband economic models currently in play. That could be anything from a shift to a per-byte usage fee system (unlikely) to a greater use of increased traffic shaping (very likely) or higher prices to pay for upgrades (also very likely).

Nowhere does the D&T report say that the major reason there will be a bandwidth crunch is because network neutrality advocates are scaring ISPs away from upgrading their networks, which is what the "Americans for Prosperity" piece suggests.

That's telco-lobbyist straw-man rhetoric garbage, regurgitated by think tank deregulatory drones.

It's a "bold face lie" to suggest that Kerpin, who works for a deregulatory think tank, is spinning the D&L predictions in order to fight network neutrality legislation?

Richard, all our original post ever did was note that the "Americans for Prosperity" piece was manipulative and simplistic lobbyist junk loosely based on the original D&L report, aimed at scaring people who don't understand the sophisticated economics behind capacity and networks away from network neutrality.

I think running around the Internet calling everyone liars because they fail to share your partisan anti-network neutrality world view is a tad hostile.

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»Re: Read the damn report, Karl