The real question is does the FCC have the jurisdiction to do any of this. I think when one of the big guys challenges it in court we will see that they don't. I am sure that will change at some point in the future.
Sent from my iPhone4 On Dec 22, 2010, at 12:44 AM, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > The first step to breaking the net was form 477. > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:57 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: > > The whole problem was creating monopolies in the first place, and then > pretending you can "fix" what you broke by half-baked notions of government > created markets... > > There is NOTHING broke about 'internet' because it hasn't been regulated. > > Your issue is nothing but a complaint about the results of what should never > have been done in the first place. > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Fred Goldstein" <fgoldst...@ionary.com> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 6:56 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Flexible rules promised for wireless > > > Well, no, what IS PROFOUNDLY BROKEN is that the ILECs are no longer > > required to be common carriers. They built their network using > > common carrier privileges. They got their market share using common > > carrier privileges. And then they turned around and got their > > common carrier obligations lifted by the profoundly corrupt > > Cheney-Rove FCC. So now they control the content on their wires, and > > you can't lease them. That's just wrong. And the Genachowski FCC > > isn't doing squat about that, though they absolutely have the power > > to do so. We do need a national common carrier utility. There is a > > clear distinction between carriage and content. ISPs are content, not > > carriage. And WISPs are self-provisioned ISPs who deliver content > > over unlicensed facilities without using a carrier, and without being one. > > > > > > -- > > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > -RickG > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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