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[ NNSquad ] Re: More on Verizon's rejection of AT&T's attitude toward filtering
However, it should be noted again that there's a push in Europe -- and signs of a push starting here in the U.S. -- for legislation to require content monitoring/filtering (or at least an *attempt* at these, since we know that their "effectiveness" will be ultimately limited, as we've previously discussed) regardless of any given ISP's own stand on the issue today. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator - - - > A few years ago Ivan Seidenberg spoke at the Massachusetts Software Council > and I had a chance to ask him if Verizon could make money in the pure data > business without added services. He said yes and I think he really believes > it. > > This is in sharp contrast with the real ATT which, upon buying MediaOne, > said that it deserved a percentage of the commerce done over its network. > Excite@Home debacle seems to have been based on this assumption. This > attitude seems to be part of SBC (faux ATT) as Whiteacre's comments (to > Steve Levy originally) showed when his "deserving" attitude created so much > controversy. > > Perhaps there are real difference between ATT and Verizon. > > Alas, I don't think that the pure data business is viable in the absence of > scarcity but that's another topic. For now I'm glad Verizon does believe > there's a business in bits. > > -----Original Message----- > From: nnsquad-bounces+nnsquad=bobf.frankston.com@nnsquad.org > [mailto:nnsquad-bounces+nnsquad=bobf.frankston.com@nnsquad.org] On Behalf Of > Lauren Weinstein > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 00:00 > To: nnsquad@nnsquad.org > Subject: [ NNSquad ] More on Verizon's rejection of AT&T's attitude toward > filtering > > > http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/verizon-rejects-hollywoods-call-to- > aid-piracy-fight/index.html >