On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Derek Balling <[email protected]> wrote:
> No matter how many people "want" it otherwise, the ISPs built those > networks, invested billions of dollars in them, and nobody else other than > their shareholders should have a say how traffic is managed on them. The government is us. Vote. And raise hell. Don't forget the enormous subsidies that have been paid out to telcos and cable companies, one way or another, over the years. It's not just the monopoly -- it's that we paid for a ton of stuff (lines, trenching, gear, whatever) , and there is not an obvious ROI. > Now, the counterargument usually goes "but there's no competition", to which > I say "WHOSE FAULT IS THAT?", and point squarely at the government who > mandates monopoly behavior, and who thinks "4G wireless" or "satellite > service" is a legitimate "competition" for TWC 50x5 or FIOS. Various companies have been milking the tit to get folks hooked on "on demand" video and fast internet -- yes, Virginia, there is a santa claus -- for years, and not properly accounting for growth (trend lines, anyone?) and the eventual need for rapid expansion. Instead, the money was probably paid out in profits / dividends. More a case of just stupidity and short-sightedness, I suspect, than outright corruption. :-) --e _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
