[ NNSquad ] Re: Public Knowledge: Peak Bandwidth

[Jay Sulzberger <jays@panix.com>]

On Fri, 1 Apr 2011, Seth Johnson <seth.p.johnson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Public Knowledge: Peak Bandwidth:
> > http://internetdistinction.com/blog/2011/04/01/public-knowledge-peak-bandwidth/
>
> (Original posted at
> http://www.publicknowledge.org/files/docs/peak_bandwidth.pdf)
>
> “If bandwidth providers could deduct a reasonable percentage of the
> revenue from their residential service from their overall tax bill,
> they would be incentivized to stretch bandwidth further while
> simultaneously exploring alternative communication supplies.”
>
>
> Public Knowledge: Peak Bandwidth
>
> By: John Bergmayer
>
>
> The era of plentiful, low-cost bandwidth is approaching an end. The
> supply of bits, the raw material of our information economy, is
> rapidly dwindling. The good news is that commercially viable

This is nonsense entire.  Telecommunications is getting cheaper
every day.  The article is a product of the successful program of
Big Lies About The Net, which program of lies is directed,
produced, and distributed by the Englobulators.

oo--JS.

  [ Earth calling JS: You missed your meds this morning.

       -- Lauren Weinstein
          NNSquad Moderator ]

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>                    The good news is that commercially viable
> mitigation options are ready for implementation. The bad news is that
> unless mitigation is orchestrated on a timely basis, the economic
> damage to the world economy will be dire and long-lasting.
>
> Bandwidth is the lifeblood of modern civilization. It fuels most
> communication worldwide and is an input for entertainment, commerce,
> telemedicine and a myriad of other products used in everyday life.
>
> Dark fiber has been generous in yielding copious quantities of
> bandwidth to fuel world economic growth for over a century, but that
> period of plenty is changing.
>
> In the following, we describe the nature of the problem, options for
> mitigation, and required timing.
>
> [. . .]