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MontyBrunswick
May 8, 2014 10:43am
A whole shit ton of companies authored a letter to the FCC regarding net neutrality and their proposed changes.
http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4422119/letter_to_FCC.pdf
Unsurprisingly, the FCC chairman is a former (current?) cable lobbyist and the one pushing for net neutrality rules.
If those sites were to band together and go dark for one day, the economy would grind to a halt. The companies on that letter are influential and powerful.
I expected a letter like this from a few key players, but nowhere near the amount that's on there.
http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4422119/letter_to_FCC.pdf
Unsurprisingly, the FCC chairman is a former (current?) cable lobbyist and the one pushing for net neutrality rules.
If those sites were to band together and go dark for one day, the economy would grind to a halt. The companies on that letter are influential and powerful.
I expected a letter like this from a few key players, but nowhere near the amount that's on there.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 8, 2014 10:47am
Yeah it is expensive, which is why taxpayers gave ISPs like $200 billion to build it out. Which they didn't, and of course they didn't return any of that money.gut;1611648 wrote:No, there's two parts. One is connecting homes wirelessly and that's already pretty close (basically your cellphone). Yeah, 4G or probably advanced LTE.
The second part is the actual backbone, but now you're just building super highways instead of side streets and alleys - the cost drops maybe 90% and that removes a significant barrier to competition. Cities and states might even build that themselves, deciding it's a more valuable public asset.
Cost to build and maintain the connection all the way to the home is significant. But the existing internet infrastructure can't handle delivering everyone's capable, too. But like I said the economics become much more favorable if you only have to upgrade a super highway. And actually a big part of declining investment is the refusal of cities to grant necessary easements.
10 years seems optimistic, but with technology it usually happens much quicker than expected.
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MontyBrunswick
May 8, 2014 10:51am
Uninformed retort in 3...2...1...I Wear Pants;1613879 wrote:Yeah it is expensive, which is why taxpayers gave ISPs like $200 billion to build it out. Which they didn't, and of course they didn't return any of that money.
Seriously though, you're just egging him on. Not worth arguing with.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 8, 2014 12:41pm
I Wear Pants;1613879 wrote:Yeah it is expensive, which is why taxpayers gave ISPs like $200 billion to build it out. Which they didn't, and of course they didn't return any of that money.
This
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
May 8, 2014 1:20pm
Comcast will take over TWC's east and west coast markets, while their central market will be taken over by Charter Communications. The FCC put the kabosh on the total takeover as it would represent a 30% market share for Comcast, and the little monopoly gremlins didn't like that idea.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
May 8, 2014 3:10pm
So who gets ohio twc
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
May 8, 2014 3:11pm
Coxsportchampps;1613962 wrote:So who gets ohio twc
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
May 8, 2014 3:35pm
sportchampps;1613962 wrote:So who gets ohio twc
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?43879-Comcast-Agrees-to-buy-Time-Warner-Cable&p=1610549&viewfull=1#post1610549
Here's the article --> http://www.journal-news.com/news/bus...charter/nfjqQ/
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MontyBrunswick
May 15, 2014 2:38pm
FCC voted to do the fast-lane BS today. One of the people who voted 'yes' stated she didn't take into account the future and yet voted yes anyway.
The internet as we know it might be dying.
The internet as we know it might be dying.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 15, 2014 2:39pm
Fuck Tom Wheeler.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
May 15, 2014 2:42pm
Not good.dlazz;1616642 wrote:FCC voted to do the fast-lane BS today. One of the people who voted 'yes' stated she didn't take into account the future and yet voted yes anyway.
The internet as we know it might be dying.
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MontyBrunswick
May 15, 2014 2:44pm
I guess that's what you get when you have a former cable lobbyist at the head of the FCC.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 15, 2014 2:52pm
EFF has a big red button! https://dearfcc.org/call
This is licensed under the Creative Commons! http://whoismyrepresentative.com/
Constituents HATE them! http://www.fcc.gov/comments
Some of you think this will help! https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-true-net-neutrality-protect-freedom-information-united-states/9sxxdBgy
This is licensed under the Creative Commons! http://whoismyrepresentative.com/
Constituents HATE them! http://www.fcc.gov/comments
Some of you think this will help! https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-true-net-neutrality-protect-freedom-information-united-states/9sxxdBgy
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 15, 2014 4:27pm
Fuck Tom Wheeler +1
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MontyBrunswick
Jun 4, 2014 5:34pm
[video=youtube;fpbOEoRrHyU][/video]
In case anyone missed it.
In case anyone missed it.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Jun 5, 2014 9:12am
John Oliver is great
Lovejoy1984
Posts: 5,277
May 25, 2015 7:43pm
Looks like Charter has made a $55B bid to buy TWC.