Comments on: More Paranoia About Net Neutrality Attempts to Scare Conservatives http://stopthecap.com/2009/08/17/more-paranoia-about-net-neutrality-attempts-to-scare-conservatives/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Data Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1-alpha-15359 By: Michael Chaney http://stopthecap.com/2009/08/17/more-paranoia-about-net-neutrality-attempts-to-scare-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-5824 Michael Chaney Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:33:50 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=4104#comment-5824 There was one paragraph on page 4 of AT&T Corp.'s FCC filing 04-36 that I thought was brilliantly written and deserving of reiteration: "Although the preconditions for monopoly at the applications layer might be generally absent, these services - like traditional voice and data service - require access to last-mile transport facilities for which there is generally substantial concentration of ownership. Notice ~ 5 ("The Commission must always be alert and ready to act against anticompetitive risks and discriminatory provisioning by dominant firms that result in consumer harms"). Until that concentration is dissipated, regulation of the facilities layer - regardless of the presence or absence of an IP label - will remain necessary to protect consumers and competition. Among other things, the Commission must ensure that the Internet remains open and that consumers are able to obtain access to the VoIP and other IP-enabled services, applications and devices from the full range of providers, without interference from the entities that currently control last-mile broadband transmission services." ....I couldn't have said it better AT&T There was one paragraph on page 4 of AT&T Corp.’s FCC filing 04-36 that I thought was brilliantly written and deserving of reiteration:

“Although the preconditions for monopoly at the applications layer might be generally absent, these services – like traditional voice and data service – require access to last-mile transport facilities for which there is generally substantial concentration of ownership. Notice ~ 5 (“The Commission must always be alert and ready to act against anticompetitive risks and discriminatory provisioning by dominant firms that result in consumer harms”). Until that concentration is dissipated, regulation of the facilities layer – regardless of the presence or absence of an IP label – will remain necessary to protect consumers and competition. Among other things, the Commission must ensure that the Internet remains open and that consumers are able to obtain access to the VoIP and other IP-enabled services, applications and devices from the full range of providers, without interference from the entities that currently control last-mile broadband transmission services.”

….I couldn’t have said it better AT&T

]]> By: Netizen http://stopthecap.com/2009/08/17/more-paranoia-about-net-neutrality-attempts-to-scare-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-5808 Netizen Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:48:28 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=4104#comment-5808 Its also worth remembering that AT&T was for Net Neutrality before they were acquired by the owners of the last mile wires.... http://www.savetheinternet.com/archive/2008/05/02/atts-new-tune-on-net-neutrality/ and were similarly attacked by Bell astroturf.... http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/29/lobbyists.idg/index.html Its also worth remembering that AT&T was for Net Neutrality before they were acquired by the owners of the last mile wires….

http://www.savetheinternet.com/archive/2008/05/02/atts-new-tune-on-net-neutrality/

and were similarly attacked by Bell astroturf….

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/29/lobbyists.idg/index.html

]]> By: TM http://stopthecap.com/2009/08/17/more-paranoia-about-net-neutrality-attempts-to-scare-conservatives/comment-page-1/#comment-5807 TM Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:06:31 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=4104#comment-5807 Lobbying groups need transparency. It's time for them to have to disclose who funds them annually or biannually. Hiding the source of the money is just like laundering drug money. They're just hiding the true nature of what they are doing. It's nothing more than a lie to trick you into buying into there idea even though it's most likely bad for you in some way. Astroturfers are snake oil salesmen. Lobbying groups need transparency. It’s time for them to have to disclose who funds them annually or biannually. Hiding the source of the money is just like laundering drug money. They’re just hiding the true nature of what they are doing. It’s nothing more than a lie to trick you into buying into there idea even though it’s most likely bad for you in some way.

Astroturfers are snake oil salesmen.

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