amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs: | good for him
at least someone finally had the cojones to up and say this.
the 'net is about open and unrestricted access to information. what that information is, is up to you. what ever happened to calling it the 'information superhighway'? |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Speakeasy
| said by amungus  :what ever happened to calling it the 'information superhighway'? It's now the "Information Transportation System". Within that system, you have super highways, city streets and gravel paths. The "super highways" will all be toll roads. Everything else will be gravel paths.
-tom
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Freezone
join:2000-09-29
Southfield, MI | reply to amungus
I see your point however I bet the truth is more like google or someone is paying him more to champion their cause. He may actually believe what he is saying however I doubt he would say it with out the corp backing. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | I agree that there must be something else behind his motives. If we are wrong then I will be first to say so. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
·RCN CABLE
| reply to nixen
said by nixen :said by amungus :what ever happened to calling it the 'information superhighway'? It's now the "Information Transportation System". Within that system, you have super highways, city streets and gravel paths. The "super highways" will all be toll roads. Everything else will be gravel paths. -tom I LOVE THAT ANALOGY. |
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Scuba2
join:2004-01-13
Under da sea
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It's still the Information Superhighway ...... just some companies want to make it into a toll road ...... don't worry though they will eventually come up with an Easy Pass system and charge extra  |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
 ·T-Mobile US
| reply to ossito16
said by ossito16 :I agree that there must be something else behind his motives. If we are wrong then I will be first to say so. I'll call you out on this.
Whereas it's possible he has supporters, as long as he acts by his own convictions and only accepts help from other sources, I have no problem with it. And currently we have zero indication that he's acting on behalf of somebody else. |
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Freezone
join:2000-09-29
Southfield, MI | We hope he wins the battle, but we just have little faith in the political system that seems to go to the highest bidder.
Again he may believe in what he is fighting for, however I am sure the corp backing pushes him along a little futher. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to kamm
said by kamm :said by ossito16 :I agree that there must be something else behind his motives. If we are wrong then I will be first to say so. I'll call you out on this. Whereas it's possible he has supporters, as long as he acts by his own convictions and only accepts help from other sources, I have no problem with it. And currently we have zero indication that he's acting on behalf of somebody else. Are you kidding? He's a US Senator/Congressmen. OF COURSE he's doing this on behalf of someone else, they don't have time for their own agendas..
Indication to the contrary is what is required in this case. 
Either way, I think we all agree it's a good thing. |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to ossito16
...and to correct that analogy, the superhighways will be subsidized by the ISPs.
The ISP's will provide various forms of access between your parking space and the superhighway. With a "net neutrality" approach, you will get to choose (and pay for) they type of city streets and driveways you use.
With the whining Baby Bells' approach of "charging the content provider under the table", you may get gravel or you may get concrete, but the choice will be out of your hands--it will be determined by which stores you chose to do business with today, and you won't have any idea or control over whether you'll drive out into a mudhole or a wide open expressway when you leave your parking space.
calvoiper
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to Scuba2
...huh? It's ALREADY a toll road, unless you're mooching off of your neighbor's unsecured WiFi and you're terrified that "pay-as-you-go" pricing might cause him to secure it....
calvoiper
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