NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: NYTimes: Metering the Internet
The telling phrase is "cover 95% of their customers".
Imagine the US First Amendment modified to protect your right to say
anything you want provide 95% of the people approve and are already saying
it.
If there were competitive marketplace it would be one thing but as long as a
carriers are given control over our First Amendment rights they have an
obligation to at least pretend to honor the US Constitution as written and
not just their modified version that looks the same to 95% of the people.
[ You forget Bob, that the 1st Amendment doesn't generally apply to
private situations, even ones where the entities involved have
massively benefited from virtual government-granted monopoly
status, both in the past and in many cases today in a practical
sense in many areas.
Also, assuming accurate numbers, that's 95% *today*. It's
particularly telling that the various ISP estimates of "bandwidth
used by video" under their caps are virtually always stated in
terms of SD (standard definition) videos. You virtually never
see them list how many HD movies would fit in their caps --
since the number would be so low. Yet within the context of
their own video offerings (not affected by any caps) their big
push now is all HD, with an explicit "SD is just so yesterday!"
sales pitch.
-- Lauren Weinstein
NNSquad Moderator ]
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From: nnsquad-bounces+nnsquad=bobf.frankston.com@nnsquad.org
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Lauren Weinstein
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 00:22
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Subject: [ NNSquad ] NYTimes: Metering the Internet
NYTimes: Metering the Internet
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/technology/personaltech/18basics.html
--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator