----- Original Message ----- From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Save the Internet (Net Neutrality)
> While I agree with the basic concept of net neutrality, I wonder what > will happen with IPTV-VOD and the stress it puts on a broadband > providers network. > > If there is any application that I can think of that changes the rules > of net neutrality it would be IPTV. I understand some will say you sold > a certain size connection and should live up to that, but no ISP has > sold a consumer grade broadband connection thinkig that a small > percentage of it's customers would eat up his entire pipe. Or had in > mind that this type of usage would be common place when he first sold > his services and set pricing. > > Matter of fact for a wisp this would kill us if tomorrow morning if we > all woke up and found our customers all downloading tomorrows > movies-television shows at the same time across our network. > That is the first point. The second point is, does hollywood video have > a right to use a substantial amount of our network to deliver to both > our common customers their product without paying us a toll fee? It's not "Hollywood Video", it's YOUR CUSTOMER using your network. Only your customer owes you, nobody else. Are you prepared to tell your customer... "We provide internet connections, but block the sites we don't want you to access.."? North East Oregon Fastnet, LLC 509-593-4061 personal correspondence to: mark at neofast dot net sales inquiries to: purchasing at neofast dot net Fast Internet, NO WIRES! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > Anyone else want to argue this? > > It's a good subject that we should be discussing. > > George > > Jack Unger wrote: > > Net Neutrality to me means preventing the large backbone providers > > (AT&T, etc.) from deciding whose packets will be allowed to use the > > Internet and how much extra it will cost to use the Internet, assuming > > that you are "allowed" to use it. Packets from sites can be (as I > > understand it) not just slowed down but prevented from crossing at all > > unless the backbone providers "approve". This, to me, is undemocratic, > > unjust, and bad for the citizens of any free country. That is why I > > support and have joined the coalition to "Save the Internet". > > > > http://www.savetheinternet.com/ > > > > As responsible individuals who are involved in the Internet business, I > > urge each one of you to: > > > > 1. Read the website <http://www.savetheinternet.com/> > > > > 2. Do your own additional research on "Net Neutrality", the "First > > Amendment of the Internet" - based on the First Amendment to the > > American Constitution - Freedom of Speech. > > > > http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html > > > > 3. Reach an informed decision on the issue of "Net Neutrality" > > > > 4. If you agree, take action by signing up to join the coalition to save > > the Internet. > > > > 5. If you disagree, take action to support your position. > > > > 6. Publicize your efforts and help to get the word out to support your > > position. > > > > > > So far, 500,000 (half a million) individuals and organizations have > > signed up to support the coalition to save the Internet. Of these, six > > are ISPs; none of the six appear to be WISPs. > > > > http://www.savetheinternet.com/=members > > > > I would expect that at least a few WISPs would support this effort to > > keep the Internet accessible equally by everyone. > > > > Thank you for listening, > > jack > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
