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>but do you really think it is appropriate for Comcast to make that call? I'd rather Comcast make that call than the FCC, who censors the public airwaves now.
by clammer 16y ago
>but do you really think it is appropriate for Comcast to make that call?
I'd rather Comcast make that call than the FCC, who censors the public airwaves now. Some people think that's what NN is really all about anyway.
>Also I'm trying to stress that you can only jump providers maybe once or twice
True. Though I imagine that if all the networks started to enforce draconian traffic rules, there would be an opportunity for smaller, local startups (or a large well funded one) to offer an unrestricted Internet. I'm thinking Sir Richard Branson could start an ISP in that niche, Virgin Internet...
- tensafefrogs 16y ago> True. Though I imagine that if all the networks started to enforce draconian traffic rules, there would be an opportunity for smaller, local startups (or a large well funded one) to offer an unrestricted Internet. I'm thinking Sir Richard Branson could start an ISP in that niche, Virgin Internet... Not if they use the infrastructure of the larger companies to connect to their customers. Then the larger companies end up throttling the smaller company (and hence all of their clients)