Indeed - was. Today's dislike is nothing like it was, when they were a monopoly, and you couldn't hook up your own phone - had to have one of theirs, because otherwise chaos would ensue, and the end of the world would then be imminent, with cats and dogs living together, etc.
2010/3/17 Richard Stovall <[email protected]>: > Was? > > (Sent from my iPhone...) > > > > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:05 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oh how people forget how hated ATT was back in the day. >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 17:55, Harry Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Putting the myriad of issues related to government control, net >>> neutrality, increase and dissemination of crapware, botnets, etc I >>> actually >>> look forward to the increase of speeds across the nation. I live in >>> NYC, one >>> of the outer boroughs specifically, and it's purely and absurdly >>> ridiculous >>> that I have to succumb to Time warner's Joke of "High-Speed": 10 >>> Mbps Down >>> and 512K up. It's laughable that I truly have no other choice and >>> if nothing >>> else, the plan will provide and mandate Big telco, small telco, to >>> deliver >>> much higher speeds across the board. Even as we speak there are >>> services >>> such as Boxee, Vonage, iTunes, bitTorrent, Xbox Live that just keep >>> becoming >>> more and more prevelant and chewing up bandwidth. And i don't need >>> to tell >>> you folks how in the world is a 512K line suppose to cope? It's >>> only a >>> matter of time where Internet truly becomes a utility and it isn't >>> a stretch >>> that the following makes sense: >>> Chief among its goals, the F.C.C. wants future broadband investment >>> to be >>> targeted to the areas where gaps in service remain. It will direct >>> this >>> investment in part through the Universal Service Fund, an $8 >>> billion-a-year >>> program for telephone and Internet access paid through a phone-bill >>> surcharge. Over time, the subsidies for Internet will increase and >>> those for >>> phone will dissipate, with the knowledge that people can make calls >>> over the >>> Internet. >>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The question was limited, so I answered as asked. >>>> >>>> Point noted and respectfully disagreed with, except to note that the >>>> Constitution is well conceived but poorly written, though it was the >>>> best that could be done at the time - perhaps that's where our >>>> agreement might lay. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 16:42, Jonathan Link <[email protected] >>>> > >>>> wrote: >>>>> Your set is too limited. >>>>> All administrations are about more government, where we can have a >>>>> discussion is the degree to which the administration in question >>>>> expanded >>>>> government. Even going back to Washington. No disrespect to the >>>>> founding >>>>> fathers intended, it's the nature of the beast. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yup. >>>>>> >>>>>> Both Bush and Obama are all about more government. >>>>>> >>>>>> Didn't like either one, and still don't. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:06, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> And were you equally unhappy during the last administration? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Bill Lambert [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:47 PM >>>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>>>> Subject: RE: National broadband >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another huge spending project by our leadership…and government >>>>>>> intervention >>>>>>> into our private lives. This, like the healthcare bill, is the >>>>>>> start >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> centralized control over our lives. If you think that this is >>>>>>> just >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> method to give poor folks access, think again. This to me is >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> start >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> the American version of socialism. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I detest what our current leadership is doing to this country. >>>>>>> But, >>>>>>> hey, >>>>>>> it’s just me…sorry if I offended or took it too far off to >>>>>>> pic but I >>>>>>> am >>>>>>> angry >>>>>>> with it all…. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bill Lambert >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Concuity >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Phone 847-941-9206 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The information contained in this e-mail message, including any >>>>>>> attached >>>>>>> files, is intended only for the personal and confidential use >>>>>>> of the >>>>>>> recipient(s) named above. 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