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AT&T CEO Attacks Network Neutrality
Verteiron writes "The former CEO of AT&T, Ed Whitacre, had some interesting remarks to make about Net Neutrality during his parting speech. Choice quotes include his plans for getting anti-neutrality legislation through: "Will Congress let us do it?" Whitacre asks his colleagues. "You bet they will — cuz we don't call it cashin' in. We call it 'deregulation.' "
More information on AT&T's attitude problem and a video of the speech are available. There's no sign that his replacement is any better."
Why does AT&T hate America?
I once tried attacking network neutrality, however I ended up in hospital having a wifi antenna removed from parts indescribable.
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C:\>ping google.com
Resolved "google.com" to [64.233.167.99]
Hello! Welcome to AT&T PingSelect(tm). Please enter in milliseconds your desired ping time to website "google.com".
>25
Unfortunately, website "google.com" is not available at that ping time. Please contact the website administrator and advise them to upgrade their AT&T PingSelect(tm) package if you wish to ping website "google.com" at this value. Please select another time in milliseconds.
>50
Unfortunately, website "google.com" is not available at that ping time. Please contact the website administrator and advise them to upgrade their AT&T PingSelect(tm) package if you wish to ping website "google.com" at this value. Please select another time in milliseconds.
>100
Pinging google.com [64.233.167.99] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=247
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=247
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=247
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=247
Ping statistics for 64.233.167.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 100ms, Maximum = 101ms, Average = 101ms
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I mean look at how well "deregulation" worked in the airline industry? More people can fly, flights are cheaper, to more destinations... crammed into tiny airplanes with more people... lousier food... more delays... bad customer service... bankruptcies... never mind.
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You can boycott guns, and you can boycott lawnmowers, but never at the same time, as you will not be able to use one to protect yourself from the other.
Well, all you Americans tell me that your country is special because you have a magic written constitution. And in this it says that Americans must always be allowed to carry guns.
Your comentators all give the reason for this as a means of defending yourselves against government tyranny. So, when are you going to start using them and justify the clause? Or do we have to come over and do it for you?
Unfortunately my non-AT&T ISP throttles my bandwidth to any page than mentions AT&T. It took me 30 minutes just to post this.
Maybe it was when the courts broke up their happy family? Now that they got it back together they are out for revenge? AT&T Part VI: Ma Bell Lives?
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we need Gore to run for President. He created the internet; so, I'd expect him to protect it.
Why is it getting warm in here?
Has to do with direction of money transfer. Visualization: Corporation --> SHIT (proposed corporate welfare law) --> Add BAG (of $$$$$$) --> Congresscritter Congresscritter --> Open BAG (go snort cocaine off prostitute's chest) --> pass SHIT (Superior Hi-speed Internet Telecommunications legislation) into law.
Perscriptio in manibus tabellariorum est.
A shitbag is a bag full of shit, whereas a bagshit is a bag made of shit.
A bagshit generated from consuming a shitbag is known as a shitbagshit. A shitbag that uses a bagshit as the container is known as a bagshitbag. From there on, exponents may be used to indicate the level of bagshit-shitbag nesting.