Net neutrality act .. squashed ! - Page 4

August · 04-07-10, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar

Comcast gets to be king of the hill with coax but google and city broadband utilities are starting to go for fiber all the way. Any town that gets google ISP is going to see comcasts local profits crumble. One of the reasons why they are politically shooting themselves in the foot by getting this ruling. If they try somthing funky they may face a double whammy of being switched to telecom and harsh competition from fiber.

Whatever the case tho. DSL is so screwed :P

DSL is pretty much dead around here. Verizon takes down the copper lines to any house where it installs FiOS so there is no turning back. Not even to a regular pots line.

Zachstar · 04-07-10, 11:41 PM

Verizon is not exactly a good company but the phone line system is on its last legs. DSL has been the only thing keeping them from being torn down for their copper.

The only arguement for a hard line system is resiliency in a time of crisis but even that is no longer true because all the switchboxes are now computers anyway. Besides you would always use long arrays of cat5 cable in emergencies requiring direct connection analog.

DSL is simply unable to keep up. You can't even effectively watch youtube at 360p on it anymore. But of course it will take a decade before its fully phased out because that is the only option for so many people.

Aramike · 04-07-10, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar

The FACT then is that the FCC by its own choices does not have the authority its the usual Bush era BS that can be fixed quickly by moving them back into telecoms.

Its MAD

I just knew the left couldn't keep Bush out of this for long...

Aramike · 04-07-10, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

But for how long? I'd like to see it regulated in stone that they can't.

I don't have a problem with that ... so long as its passed by elected officials, and the law would be crystal clear.

Zachstar · 04-08-10, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Aramike

I just knew the left couldn't keep Bush out of this for long...

Except that the deregulation DID happen under Bush and that is why this is happening.

SteamWake · 04-09-10, 09:24 AM

Well it aint over. There is backroom manuvering going on right now on capitol hill.

I tried to find some news feeds on it but have come up empty so far but it basically boils down to the federal goverment 'purchasing' bandwidth.

I will keep my eyes open for a news story on it.

04-07-10, 11:41 PM	#47
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Verizon is not exactly a good company but the phone line system is on its last legs. DSL has been the only thing keeping them from being torn down for their copper. The only arguement for a hard line system is resiliency in a time of crisis but even that is no longer true because all the switchboxes are now computers anyway. Besides you would always use long arrays of cat5 cable in emergencies requiring direct connection analog. DSL is simply unable to keep up. You can't even effectively watch youtube at 360p on it anymore. But of course it will take a decade before its fully phased out because that is the only option for so many people. __________________

04-09-10, 09:24 AM	#51
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well it aint over. There is backroom manuvering going on right now on capitol hill. I tried to find some news feeds on it but have come up empty so far but it basically boils down to the federal goverment 'purchasing' bandwidth. I will keep my eyes open for a news story on it. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648