The
value of the Internet comes from its lack of a specific purpose. But
Congress has locked into a purpose thus minimizing its generativity. We then
declare victory without considering the idea that weâre asking the wrong
question.
How could
it work when itâs a DRM model? Your medical monitor cannot summon help unless
it first proves that there is a billing relationship for each bit. Failure
is not only an option but a requirement. This is why I call it the
anti-Internet from planet broadband.
Just
look at the list diseases it cures âjob creation and economic growth, consumer
welfare, civic participation, public safety and homeland security, health care,
energy independence and efficiency, and other issues.â Reads like any patent
medicine bottle from the 19th century.
All
of this without any reason why it should be so. Even worse when basic Âidea of subscription
funding undermines the ability to presume connectivity. It limits us to places
where we have a subscription. I may have a medical monitor but it canât use any
of the 100mbps connection unless it can prove that there is a billing
relationship. Fixating on speed is just more misdirection â itâs what you do
when you are selling nostrums.
Todayâs
9-1-1 system is voice-based. If your fire alarm goes off it goes feep and if
you happen to be at home you might hear it and if your phone line is working
you can speak to someone. If the device could assume basic connectivity then it
would not only be able to notify the fire department it could also provide rich
information as where the event is and how likely it is to be a fire or other
event. Today if youâre not home your house burns down. This nearly happened
to a neighbor of mine but fortunately someone noticed the flames though the
damage was already severe at that point.
At
the âOpen Internetâ session I attended in Boston I was struck by acceptance of
the idea that networking is a service you subscribe to. It seems as if all
these panels presume broadband is the answer without asking what the question
is. No sense of creating opportunity or anything other than more web. Just declared
victory.
And
each family will continue to pay $1000/year for the privilege of communicating â
itâs not a right if you have to pay $1000/year for the billable events that are
used to fund the billing system.
From: Dave Farber
[mailto:dave@farber.net]
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 09:25
To: ip
Subject: [IP] National Purposes Plan
Begin forwarded message:
From: Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com>
Date: March 12, 2010 8:49:52 AM EST
To: Internet Society US Chapters discuss list <isoc-us@isoc-ny.org>
Cc: dave <dave@farber.net>
Subject: National Purposes Plan
Congress has insisted that the national broadband plan specifically
address ânational purposesâ â job creation and economic growth,
consumer welfare, civic participation, public safety and homeland
security, health care, energy independence and efficiency, and other
issues.
On Mar 11 2010 the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
hosted the FCC team tasked with implementing these purposes.
Video:
http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=556
Slides:
http://www.itif.org/files/2010-national-broadband-plan.pdf
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