| There is a reason I tell people not to sign up for uverse The UVERSE salesman going door to door in my neighborhood acted surprised that the AT&T CEO proposed internet content restrictions and agreed that unfettered access is preferrable for consumers.
The real qwestion is: why would AT&T make this decision? I don't undestand; I think they gain nothing. |
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pbarrowPremium
join:2003-09-16
Montgomery, AL
kudos:1 | said by dont make sense :
The UVERSE salesman going door to door in my neighborhood acted surprised that the AT&T CEO proposed internet content restrictions and agreed that unfettered access is preferrable for consumers.
The real qwestion is: why would AT&T make this decision? I don't undestand; I think they gain nothing.
Don't you get it? Most of the Telcos and Cable Cos are trying to control all access on the internet so you have to Pay for the amount of data you transfer and get a % of the things you buy over the internet all in addition to paying for Internet access.
That are not satisfied to get x$ a month for Internet Access - they want THEIR share in all the ecommerce too and charge for every possible thing that can get away with.
They are just another set of scumbags like those with the current crisis on Wall Street.
Capitalism need a new mean in Webster's Dictionary = the ability to get rich by screwing the American Citizens. |
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MeKuN
join:2004-07-21
Eugene, OR | Americans are just faceless cattle, er I mean consumers.All we have to do is stop thinking we need all the crap they are selling and give them the finger, then things will change. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to dont make sense
ISPs want to control content because they all supply content. cable ISPs have their VOD services(which is probally the primary seller of their digital cable). AT&T and Verizon have their portals and contracts with major content providers. all the major broadband ISPs like to keep you under their umbrella because they get ad dollars from eyes looking at their site and not google's.
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