On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:52:54 -0500, Tim Wolfe wrote > After reading this, it becomes very obvious this person does not > have a clue? (Or should I say, he is owned by the telcos?)
Now, let's not fall into this trap, of saying that everyone who doesn't advocate NN in any and every form is "owned by the telcos". That's a complete disservice to the debate and to yourself. He's right in this regard... IT IS NOT PRESENTLY A PROBLEM. Nobody that I know of right now is pre-censoring sites (unless the customer wants it done), or content. Some providers don't offer VOIP support. I don't particularly, either, as my network isn't optimized by any QOS implementation. However, what he's warning us about, is that in the political world of DC, he thinks that the people in charge will use NN laws as a way to manage political speech. Free speech advocates are already quite upset about the FEC's demands that sites censor forums and articles during election season to avoid compaign reform law entanglements. In today's political climate, and the naked untruths that flow routinely out of swamp on the Potomac, I, too, don't have any trust in regulators to not encroach on our most fundamental freedoms. If, tomorrow, Qwest or Charter decided to definitely become non-neutral in regards to who and what people did... I don't think the sky would fall. On the contrary, I could raise my rates and get a whole new market. As to whether the users of Qwest or Charter, or Neofast, Inc, have a REAL "right" to every site, service, or use possible, that should depend on the agreement I make with my customers, should it not? I've been tempted to offer a "web only" service, appropriately priced, that blocks EVERYTHING but http and dns. Would that be legal under NN laws? If the answer is "No", then perhaps we should rethink what we really want. I say that a lack of neutrality by other providers is opportunity for me, not a negative. And that as much as a subscription to your local newspaper doesn't give you the right have every news story, columnist, and cartoon delivered to your door, nor does subscribing to a tiered internet service. What do you think? -------------------------------------------- Mark Koskenmaki <> Neofast, Inc Broadband for the Walla Walla Valley and Blue Mountains 541-969-8200 -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
