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fiberguy
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Re: Neutrality ... But how many homes?

said by Luwigie See Profile :

Are these funds going to make a dent?
Doubt it.. look at what they, Verizon, alone has already spent on what they did.

There's two ways to look at this.. 1) Is the US paying to build out the services? .. or 2) Is the US paying to subsidize part of the build out?

... it's all in how the providers look at it. This is one area I think I would have spent much more money.. this is a service/product that affects many people in one stroke.

If they want network neutrality, I would have simply put the money out there with standard strings on it and simply legislated neutrality on a separate bill all together. NN is going to happen, or not.. but, being sneaky about it will never bring NN that some people want.


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What I suspect will happen is: They will take taxpayer $$$ and still not have to deliver anything really other then what they were going to anyway, and consumers will not see any additional benefits or breaks, and little will change.

In other words, the money will be wasted and go into the profits of the Telecom companies without providing the taxpayer any real value for the $$$ spent. (Or wasted.)

The argument will be "It created work, therefore we met our obligations" I feel.
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