I totally agree on your point three. The ATT account surcharge would (will) be exactly my response. I have subscription based content, and if there's a surcharge to pump it to you based on how YOU are getting to me, you're paying it until you gain some sense.
The unfortunate reality is that no one is willing to take on the the big broadband consumer providers just yet, as they are too busy filling the re-election coffers of way too many politicians. I'm against regulation in most areas, but I see no particular merit in a very few monopolies controlling broadband access to consumers, and that is where we are at folks. Consumer setups aren't adequately profitable for the new CLEC's at the moment, so things are unlikely to change for now. Maybe this is the logical follow on to the "Bill 602p" thing, except that this dying monopoly mave have a stranglehold on your cable access.
personally I think I cn already hear the laughter starting..
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I totally agree on your point three. The ATT account surcharge would (will) be exactly my response. I have subscription based content, and if there's a surcharge to pump it to you based on how YOU are getting to me, you're paying it until you gain some sense. The unfortunate reality is that no one is willing to take on the the big broadband consumer providers just yet, as they are too busy filling the re-election coffers of way too many politicians. I'm against regulation in most areas, but I see no particular merit in a very few monopolies controlling broadband access to consumers, and that is where we are at folks. Consumer setups aren't adequately profitable for the new CLEC's at the moment, so things are unlikely to change for now. Maybe this is the logical follow on to the "Bill 602p" thing, except that this dying monopoly mave have a stranglehold on your cable access. personally I think I cn already hear the laughter starting..