| Just say no I am glad it is shot down for the following reasons:
1. Filtering...I'm ok with blocking the porno, but who determines indecent?
2. Targeted advertising. Their website isn't clear enough on just how they intend to deliver locally targetted information in searches.
3. Speed is detrimental, overall, to future broadband build outs. 6x faster than dial-up and meets the FCC definition of broadband, while much better than dial up for folks with NO broadband may cause less investment/higher prices for commercial broadband providers.
I wouldn't want to make a guess at how many people would drop their current ISP and go with a free one, but it would certainly cause commercial providers to have to make a choice between cutting R&D for higher class service or increasing rates to make up for loss in subscriber income.
Besides, I don't like the idea that the government favoring a company in this way could affect an entire market. |
