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Rewriting Rules on Delivery of the Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-longer-escaping-notice dept.

mathin writes "A recent NYTimes (free reg required) article states that, 'The Federal Communications Commission began writing new rules today that officials and industry experts said would profoundly alter both the way the Internet is delivered and used in homes and businesses.' Things under consideration: broad band over electrical wires and VoIP. A little thin on details, but interesting none the less."

4 of 185 comments (clear)

  1. Fuck off! by Doomrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    FCC: Let's see... we haven't quite ruined everybody's fun yet. Let's fuck with the Internet.

  2. Broadband over Sewer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    I saw Scottland was considering running broadband using sewers. Now that crap is fast. We're not talking peanuts either, but fiber rich high throughput with full traffic shaping and end to end tapering.

  3. wtf by segment · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought broad band was a group of chicks playing some tunes...

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    MoFscker
  4. thy lamp is thine firewall? by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 4, Funny

    So this sounds good..
    "Consumers will be able to plug their modems directly into the wall sockets just as they do with any garden variety appliance"

    ohhh yeah! Hackers thine evil bits shall meet the wrath of my toaster oven!!

    Will my floor lamp blink when my imClone stocks fall to $60 a share??

    Will I have to worry about a backdoor being installed covertly on my fridge and making my milk curdle?

    Will my George Foreman Grill become an open spam relay peddling viagra to all the braun shaver users worldwide?

    MY GOD MAN, HAVE WE NOT LEARNED ANYTHING FROM MICROSOFT PRODUCTS????? ...ohhh that's right... the spammers ARE the advertising companies looking for a new place to spam in the best interests of the consumer.

    So just how well should I trust the "secured" network interface of my BlendOmatic-2006XS 5-in-1 blender-oven?