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Telcos Propose 2-Tier Internet
cshirky writes "Boston.com is reporting that 'AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp. are lobbying Capitol Hill for the right to create a two-tiered Internet, where the telecom carriers' own Internet services would be transmitted faster and more efficiently than those of their competitors.' The telcos basic fear, of course, is that the end to end design of the net (PDF version) will erode the telcos ability to use service charges to generate revenue for delivering video and voice; the proposed solution is to break end-to-end in order to protect pricing leverage over the users." We reported on this at the beginning of the month, when it was just speculation. Not any more.
Another round for the whole room, bartender!
Just 1 thing I would like to say to then. ..!..
FP will hopefully help my finals score..
Tthe United States Government has always and will always regulate commerce in the United States. I'm sure you have a similar arrangement with your government down in the land of reverse flushing toilets.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
The only thing more annoying than a Libertarian is an (un|mis)informed Libertarian
What makes you think they would advertise one thing and do another? If your SLA says you get x throughput that's what they'll give you. I've never seen an SLA that covered connectivity off of the provider's network, but it's possible that someone has negotiated one. In any case, most SLA's only apply to your traffic while it is in the provider's net.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
The only thing more annoying than a Libertarian is an (un|mis)informed Libertarian
Yeah, because NPR is really a reliable and fair site for news. Oh, you mean this was only a stupid ploy to bash Republicans. Good one.
I sort of like my idea -- return to Federalism. Let's disband the federal government of every unconstitutional law, organization and mandate. The individual States will likely recreate these organizations but with less red tape and bureaucracy. Some states might decide not to support certain federal laws that were incorporated through coercion (see "highway matching funds.")
When the States can compete, we'll see more trial and error in the various markets. We'll see States with more freedom and States with less freedom. I'm not asking for much, only disbanding the FDA, EPA, BATF, SEC, IRS, OSHA, FCC, FAA, DEA, FCC, CDC, FOMC, FEC and similar three and four-letter organizations that have no constitutional grounds for existence).
90-100% of the junk they spew if far left and very biased. Have you listened to them recently?