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[ NNSquad ] Re: Report shows history of industry efforts to suppressbroadband data collection
Delivering the news is a critical service in society. Has anyone demanded that the Washington Post provide a detailed map of all of its customers and advertisers, along with specific information on what they pay, the length of their subscription, the terms of their ad contracts, and specific guarantees for what time the paper will be delivered.
The data represents competitive intelligence in a business that brings in billions of dollars a year. It's being requested by a government that, as you just pointed out, has proven too inept to give away free money.
Is it any wonder they would fight handing it over to an agency ill-prepared to protect it? ------Original Message------From: Lauren WeinsteinSender: nnsquad-bounces+turk=kungfuquip.com@nnsquad.orgTo: nnsquad@nnsquad.orgSubject: [ NNSquad ] Report shows history of industry efforts to suppressbroadband data collectionSent: Mar 13, 2010 9:44 AM
[ If we accept the premise (as I certainly do) that ISP access
services are increasingly a critical infrastructure, it's hard to
see how competitive concerns can be allowed to completely
override the public interest in assuring that these access
services are appropriately and fairly configured and managed. We
don't permit power utilities to keep their important
configurations secret from regulators, nor do we allow nuclear
plant builders to keep crucial aspects of their designs secret
from government to protect their commercial interests.
-- Lauren Weinstein
NNSquad Moderator ]
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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:56:36 -0500From: David Farber <dave@farber.net>Subject: [IP] Report shows history of industry efforts to suppress broadband data collectionReply-To: dave@farber.netTo: ip <ip@v2.listbox.com>
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From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks)Date: March 12, 2010 5:08:10 PM ESTTo: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com>Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Report shows history of industry efforts to suppress broadband data collection
Report shows history of industry efforts to suppress broadband data collectionBy Cecilia KangWashington Post
Days before the Federal Communications Commission presents proposals to bring broadband Internet connections to all U.S. homes, a report shows that major Internet service providers have worked to keep meaningful data on the subject suppressed.
In “Industry Lobby Keeps Public in the Dark About Broadband,” John Dunbar, director of American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop, details a history of industry efforts to prevent regulators from getting information to map what homes are getting service, the prices they pay and the speeds that they are offered.
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