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quisp65
join:2003-05-03
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quisp65

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Non-symmetrical peering agreements are the norm

Non-symmetrical peering agreements have always been the case. We are correct in understanding that there is great potential for abuse given Netflix and other similar providers are in competition with the ISPs. But BBR and it's users have not done a good job in noting the grey areas. BBR users are more educated on networking than the average US citizen, but yet we act like OWS sometimes.

If we don't want lobbyists making the decisions for us, we have to understand the grey areas in this, otherwise we just get written off by our government as not understanding the issue.


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said by quisp65:

But BBR and it's users have not done a good job in noting the grey areas. BBR users are more educated on networking than the average US citizen, but yet we act like OWS sometimes.

OWS (Occupy Wall St I assume).

That is the chief BBR blogger and his distate and distrust of rich and powerful people at play. It often colors his opinions on internet subjects.
rradina
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Are the rich and powerful above reproach? Do they really believe their customer is their boss? How about the railroads? Standard Oil? S&L? Ma Bell? Y2K firms? Financial industry? GM? Are we suddenly to believe that 1996 reformed the communications industry and now it's a shining beacon of doing what's best for the consumer? Is that how Comcast is behaving?

How about broadcaster's jubilee over killing Aereo? They actually claim this is good for consumers because somehow we would have been getting what's broadcast for free, for free. Now Aereo wants to pay them a re-transmission fee but they don't want that either. Why not? What do you bet, they'll claim that's not in the best interest of consumers either. Should we trust these folks? Should we trust anyone who is rich and powerful?

There's a sucker born every minute. Do you think that saying came about because businesses are altruistic? Most of the folks here aren't saying the Internet should be free but we also don't believe in it being a feeding trough for few oligopolies.
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My understanding is we elected a president who agreed with how most of the pro-consumer folks view the Internet. Just recently he reiterated statements along those lines. Seems like the most powerful politician in the land understands what we want. If that's true, why would we be "written off" for not understanding the grey areas?