Free speech protections are against the government, not individuals and companies. Speak your mind to your boss, get fired, then try to sue under the First Amendment. Fat chance.
I provided for there not being alternatives in my previous message... start ISP C (or B if no one else is there). If you don't like it, go somewhere else or do it on your own. You don't have the right to say whatever at zero cost (nor the right to an audience), just the right to say whatever. You can get wholesale satellite access anywhere in the world (host county regulations withstanding). There's your right to say what you want. You just have to weigh your desire to say it against the cost of doing so. Besides, WE are the ISPs. I see ZERO possible way it benefits us at all. Not only does it force us to not filter, but it removes the business case of an ISP (or service) that doesn't filter. Since by law then no ISP could filter, there wouldn't be an advantage. Maybe I had a $40 connection that had P2P speed limiters or blocking or what have you. I could have a $100 connection that didn't have those.... or a wholesale connection. Why would anyone want to spend $150/meg for unrestricted bandwidth instead of $40 for 6 megs when the government prevents you from restricting in the first place. Yes, I know there's a clause in there about reasonable protection measures, but the definition of reasonable is purposely vague. If someone doesn't like you, all of a sudden your restriction is unreasonable. I think I said what I meant to say without going too far off topic into politics. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jack Unger" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 5:07 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality > The government is actually protecting your freedom to access any > Internet content you choose and your freedom to say whatever you want to > say. > > The arguement that you can just move to another ISP is false because, as > most WISPs know, many rural citizens don't have ANY ISP or maybe just > one wireless ISP to choose from therefore they can't just "move to > another ISP if the first ISP doesn't like what they have to say and > shuts them off. Further, even if you have more than one ISP, how are you > going to get the news or get your opinions out if BOTH ISPs (or ALL > ISPs) disagree with your opinion and shut you off. > > Your arguement is like saying "I enjoy Free Speech" right now but I > don't want the government to interfere in order to protect my Free > Speech when AT&T doesn't like what I have to say and shuts my Internet > service off. If AT&T wants to take your Free Speech away then you are > saying to the Government "Hey, let them take it! I'd rather lose my > freedom then have you telling AT&T what to do. STOP protecting my Free > Speech right now!!!". > > > > Mike Hammett wrote: >> What I don't like about it is another case of the government telling me >> what to do. More regulations is less freedom. If someone doesn't like >> the way ISP A operates, move to ISP B. If they don't like ISP B, find >> ISP C, or start ISP C, or maybe you shouldn't be doing what you're >> wanting to in the first place. >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> From: Jack Unger >> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:38 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality >> >> >> Congress and the FCC would define "reasonable". It's their job to write >> the laws and make the rules. >> >> Net neutrality (NN) is about "free speech". NN would prohibit your >> carrier from delaying your packets or shutting off your service because >> they didn't like what you had to say or what web site you wanted to surf >> or post to. NN is "anti-censorship" therefore NN is "pro-freedom". >> >> If you write a letter to your local newspaper, the editor can refuse to >> print it. WITHOUT Net Neutrality, your carrier can decide to block your >> packets. Net neutrality is about remaining a free nation. What's not to >> like about that? >> >> >> Josh Luthman wrote: >> Who's definition of unreasonable... >> >> On 9/19/09, Jack Unger <[email protected]> wrote: >> The proposal doesn't say you have to provide unlimited bandwidth. >> Reasonable network management policies are allowed. >> >> Robert West wrote: >> Another unfunded mandate. If I were to provide net neutral broadband >> the >> price would be $120 per meg. Maybe my customers would understand if I >> explained how it's net neutral. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Blair Davis >> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 2:02 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Net Neutrality >> >> >> >> It's back.... >> >> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,552503,00.html?test=latestnews >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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