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G_Poobah
join:2004-01-17
Schenectady, NY
| More lies in writing by the telco's
There's some great lies in there..
Lie #1: "Have we sought to control or restrict the Internet?" Walter McCormick, president and CEO of the U.S. Telecom Association, which represents a wide swath of the industry, asked the senators. "No, we have not. We have instead invested, grown and increased the scale and the scope of the Internet."
The Truth : Lets see, ahh, yes ROGERS is throttling bittorrent. Verizon blocks port 80 and 25! That is a RESTRICTION. There is NO OTHER WORD to describe it other than RESTRICTION. Which goes to show that the telecom industry has no problem lying through their teeth.
Lie #2: "The fact is that our regulations and our laws need to be modernized to reflect the realities of technology today to create more incentives for companies to invest so that we have those broadband networks that are higher quality, that are faster, that give consumers more competition," said Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev"
The Truth : His #1 CONTRIBUTOR is none other than the telecom industry! Suprise, suprise.. »www.tray.com/cgi-win/x_candpg.ex···073*2004
Lie #3: "Both McCormick and the NCTA’s McSlarrow said their member companies have spent billions aggressively building out their networks, and will continue doing so as long as the financial incentive isn't stripped away by new regulation."
The Truth : What INCENTIVES are being stripped away? Right now, they aren't raping everyone for the extra money? By their definition, the ability to rape the consumer is an incentive? Why am I not surprised....
Lie #4: "Simply put, our side believes that businesses that seek to profit on the use of next-generation networks should not be free of all costs associated with the increased capacity that is required for delivery of the advanced services, they will be seeking more bandwidth. If you want more, then you pay more, is as American as it comes.""
The Truth : Well then, RAISE YOUR RATES!.. Oh, wait.. too greedy.. possible competitors.. ouch, that would be bad. Oh, you don't want to pay to upgrade your network, you want the USERS to pay for your upgrades (and your 4th house, and your yacht)..
Summary: Only the corporate apologists could possibly say that net neutrality is a bad thing. It's not really amazing, but as the smart people say : "Put simply, the FCC is betting America's future on the goodwill of the Bell companies and large cable operators. Counting on companies to act in the public good against their own financial interests has been tried before, and it has never worked."
Why would it suddenly start to work now?
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rileyjam514
There You Go Again...
join:2005-06-26
Kearny, NJ
| Not to burst your bubble, but Rogers is a Canadian company. We're talking about what role American government has in the regulation of the telecom industry, in America.
Aside from that, I find myself agreeing with you.
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itguy35
@mo.chart | I also agree. | |
TelecomJunky
Premium
join:2005-12-12
Kansas City, MO
| reply to G_Poobah
Lets not forget At&t said they paid $15 billion last year for network upgrades but neglected to mention they still profited $8.5 billion in 2003, $6 billion in 2004, and are on pace to hit $4.5-5 billion for 2005 (EOY financials pending).
So despite these increased build out costs they are still raking it in hand over fist. And since we all know that once the build cost is paid on an upgraded network the costs are gone. Thus, next year those build out costs are gone and any revenue generated from the line goes directly to their bottom line.
Let's also keep in mind that these financials contain right-offs of the old network built over 30 years ago that are in the 10s of billions and long past the acceptable accounting practices for such right offs. But since the FCC won't bother to audit the Bells they continue to hide their real profits.
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blimeyham415
@sympatico.ca | reply to rileyjam514
Aren't ANY american companies throttling bit torrent as well? | |
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