how exactly do you solve it? you can create a huge company to own all the fiber and last mile wiring, but then the ISP will just dump a lot of debt onto it that they incurred laying the wire and they people will still have to pay the costs?
the ISP's are carrying over $100 billion in debt collectively because upgrades are paid for with bonds that are paid back over decades and we are still paying for upgrades done 20 years ago
is it some magic law that will make them upgrade their edge routers? common carriers just says they have to carry all traffic equally and without discrimination.
even when they are off. at least the older Scientific Atlanta ones did. time warner cable in NYC has new Cisco and Motorola ones that are a lot more efficient and don't get nearly as hot
yeah, except that there are only a few universities in the country and only a minority of the kids go on to higher education in the USA every hick redneck town has a college and almost everyone goes to college now
and taxes are like 90% because the stupid kids decide they don't want to work in their 20's and go on mental vacations because college was so stressful
a town or city signs a deal with a company to provide services to citizens with all kinds of conditions to protect both sides what is the FCC supposed to do about it? any town or city can pull out of the contract, they just have to pay up, lose revenue or whatever the contract says the terms are
now this comcast/verizon vs netflix issue, that's a different story
i bet it was someone trying to unlock a phone that wasn't supposed to be unlocked AT&T cracked down on third parties selling iphone unlocks and someone was probably trying to figure out how to do it again
you're not asking your friends for rides and at some point they will get into accidents and if they don't have insurance coverage then the state will have to pay for the passenger's medical bills
and airports cost money to build and operate. this is borrowed and the bonds are paid back by customers using the facility and the businesses in the airport. if uber and everyone else wants to pick up at airports they need to pay a fee like everyone else to pay back the bonds and pay the operational costs
the car part will be open source or freely licensed patents or whatever but since those cover the charging and the specs for the charger there is a good chance it will require tesla brand batteries and charging stations. if the patents for those weren't released then we just figured out how they will make their money
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how exactly do you solve it?
you can create a huge company to own all the fiber and last mile wiring, but then the ISP will just dump a lot of debt onto it that they incurred laying the wire and they people will still have to pay the costs?
the ISP's are carrying over $100 billion in debt collectively because upgrades are paid for with bonds that are paid back over decades and we are still paying for upgrades done 20 years ago
why not?
is it some magic law that will make them upgrade their edge routers? common carriers just says they have to carry all traffic equally and without discrimination.
time warner cable in NYC will rent the cable card and adapter for $2.50 a month compared to $10 or more for the cable box
the owners of the broadcast channels make the cable companies pay to rebroadcast those channels via cable
the signal is encrypted even for the broadcast channels so you need a cable box or cable card with adapter.
even when they are off. at least the older Scientific Atlanta ones did. time warner cable in NYC has new Cisco and Motorola ones that are a lot more efficient and don't get nearly as hot
yeah, except that there are only a few universities in the country and only a minority of the kids go on to higher education
in the USA every hick redneck town has a college and almost everyone goes to college now
yeah, it was called GI Bill and Army college fund. Navy and air force have their own versions. still around too
and taxes are like 90% because the stupid kids decide they don't want to work in their 20's and go on mental vacations because college was so stressful
yep, back in my day it was PowerPoint. Made in America
that way content owners can sell it here and give it away in the highest torrenting parts of the world
I can see that going over really well
Even your average 300 page novel can be read in less than 2 weeks
a town or city signs a deal with a company to provide services to citizens with all kinds of conditions to protect both sides
what is the FCC supposed to do about it? any town or city can pull out of the contract, they just have to pay up, lose revenue or whatever the contract says the terms are
now this comcast/verizon vs netflix issue, that's a different story
i live in NYC
95% of restaurants here are nothing special and if you took a blind taste test with similar foods you wouldn't know the difference
applebees and olive garden don't count
they have a back end solution as well
combined with priceline you will be able to reserve and prepay most of a vacation to a city
you can't reserve tables at fast food or chain restaraunts
a 4 star mystery restaurant at a time of our choosing for 50% off regular price
i bet it was someone trying to unlock a phone that wasn't supposed to be unlocked
AT&T cracked down on third parties selling iphone unlocks and someone was probably trying to figure out how to do it again
IRS said bitcoin is property
you're not asking your friends for rides and at some point they will get into accidents and if they don't have insurance coverage then the state will have to pay for the passenger's medical bills
and airports cost money to build and operate. this is borrowed and the bonds are paid back by customers using the facility and the businesses in the airport. if uber and everyone else wants to pick up at airports they need to pay a fee like everyone else to pay back the bonds and pay the operational costs
yeah, but what if you get it right?
you would be famous and RICH
wish i had mod points on all of my accounts
i'd +5 you
anyone charging more money than what i'm willing to pay is extortion
the car part will be open source or freely licensed patents or whatever
but since those cover the charging and the specs for the charger there is a good chance it will require tesla brand batteries and charging stations. if the patents for those weren't released then we just figured out how they will make their money