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dlazz

A whole shit ton of companies authored a letter to the FCC regarding net neutrality and their proposed changes.

http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4422119/letter_to_FCC.pdf

Unsurprisingly, the FCC chairman is a former (current?) cable lobbyist and the one pushing for net neutrality rules.

If those sites were to band together and go dark for one day, the economy would grind to a halt. The companies on that letter are influential and powerful.

I expected a letter like this from a few key players, but nowhere near the amount that's on there.

I Wear Pants

gut;1611648 wrote:No, there's two parts. One is connecting homes wirelessly and that's already pretty close (basically your cellphone). Yeah, 4G or probably advanced LTE.

The second part is the actual backbone, but now you're just building super highways instead of side streets and alleys - the cost drops maybe 90% and that removes a significant barrier to competition. Cities and states might even build that themselves, deciding it's a more valuable public asset.

Cost to build and maintain the connection all the way to the home is significant. But the existing internet infrastructure can't handle delivering everyone's capable, too. But like I said the economics become much more favorable if you only have to upgrade a super highway. And actually a big part of declining investment is the refusal of cities to grant necessary easements.

10 years seems optimistic, but with technology it usually happens much quicker than expected.

Yeah it is expensive, which is why taxpayers gave ISPs like $200 billion to build it out. Which they didn't, and of course they didn't return any of that money.

dlazz

I Wear Pants;1613879 wrote:Yeah it is expensive, which is why taxpayers gave ISPs like $200 billion to build it out. Which they didn't, and of course they didn't return any of that money.

Uninformed retort in 3...2...1...

Seriously though, you're just egging him on. Not worth arguing with.

derek bomar

I Wear Pants;1613879 wrote:Yeah it is expensive, which is why taxpayers gave ISPs like $200 billion to build it out. Which they didn't, and of course they didn't return any of that money.

This

vball10set

Comcast will take over TWC's east and west coast markets, while their central market will be taken over by Charter Communications. The FCC put the kabosh on the total takeover as it would represent a 30% market share for Comcast, and the little monopoly gremlins didn't like that idea.

sportchampps

So who gets ohio twc

vball10set

sportchampps;1613962 wrote:So who gets ohio twc

Cox

Curly J

sportchampps;1613962 wrote:So who gets ohio twc

http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?43879-Comcast-Agrees-to-buy-Time-Warner-Cable&p=1610549&viewfull=1#post1610549

Here's the article --> http://www.journal-news.com/news/bus...charter/nfjqQ/

dlazz

FCC voted to do the fast-lane BS today. One of the people who voted 'yes' stated she didn't take into account the future and yet voted yes anyway.

The internet as we know it might be dying.

I Wear Pants

Fuck Tom Wheeler.

sleeper

dlazz;1616642 wrote:FCC voted to do the fast-lane BS today. One of the people who voted 'yes' stated she didn't take into account the future and yet voted yes anyway.

The internet as we know it might be dying.

Not good.

dlazz

I guess that's what you get when you have a former cable lobbyist at the head of the FCC.

I Wear Pants

EFF has a big red button! https://dearfcc.org/call
This is licensed under the Creative Commons! http://whoismyrepresentative.com/
Constituents HATE them! http://www.fcc.gov/comments
Some of you think this will help! https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-true-net-neutrality-protect-freedom-information-united-states/9sxxdBgy

derek bomar

Fuck Tom Wheeler +1

dlazz