ropeguru
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Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
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1 edit | Hmmmm...
"We want to get cable out of the house. Telephony and data are our moneymakers, not video, and we’re willing to discuss opening our network," the CEO recently told Burstein.
"While the Homezone set top-box will be connected to the Internet, users won't be able to surf to any Web Site. They will only be able to download content from providers who have made deals with AT&T."
And this, my friends, is the start of AT&T controlling what site we can browse to and the pay for content that they want and the reason they are fighting net neutrality.
Edited to insert correct quote.. Not enough coffee this morning...
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bsc
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1 edit | except thats a quote by verizon's CEO  and it's saying they want to have open networks, not close them up.. |
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ropeguru
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clubs: | Hehehe... Thanks for the heads up... Edited to include the quote I meant to put in...
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johnh123
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Chicago, IL
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said by ropeguru  :And this, my friends, is the start of AT&T controlling what site we can browse to and the pay for content that they want and the reason they are fighting net neutrality. Yes...they will control what you watch on your tv. Just like the cable companies always have. The only difference is that they allow for the possibility of 3rd party providers of content, which the cable cos do not.
This has big potential. Right now, if you want to make a tv show, you have to go through the relatively few companies that produce them. This would allow anybody to create a tv show and get it aired, at least to at&t customers, bypassing hollywood entirely.
It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Thankfully, we'll be able to see how it plays out, because the 'net neutrality' folks lost in DC.
Oh, and to point out the obvious- this has nothing to do with where you can browse at your computer connection- it only has to do with TV. |
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