fcc plans net neutrality
this is freaking some people out in the internet world, but it seems like a good thing to me?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2009-09-19-internet-rules-fcc_N.htm
its a far cry form my idyllic anarchist world, but apparently we are not evolved enough to leave out regulating some seedy greedy mo fo’s…. i am all for keeping the big companies out of controlling the weblines and turning the interweb into cable television 2.0
most of the opposition to the new regulation is AT&T, comcast and other giants while most small businesses and silicon start-ups love the idea. that –to me– speaks volumes.
desaparecido76, and 
deadindenver are discussing. 
deadindenver 10:49 am on September 22, 2009 Permalink
with some window dressing and nail polish i say great just great
desaparecido76 2:24 pm on September 22, 2009 Permalink
I think one of the problems is that it could make ISP’s charge per megabyte. If AT&T pipes aren’t big enough to let you skype on 3g and they are required too, then they will just put a limit on how much internet you have a month.
does that make sense?
perpetuallyphil 5:43 pm on September 22, 2009 Permalink
^ it totally makes sense and could happen desaparecido. if high bandwidth users had to pay more, that might enable the companies to re-invest money to improve the lines and let them hold more overall capacity later. without this regulation, the companies are just limiting apps and access, with the regulation they will most likely be forced to upgrade the networks, a boon to us all….