Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neutrality authority

Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by rayiner on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @05:00PM (#14250534)

> It's also because they are really bad at providing it.

What makes you think that? A huge chunk of an ISPs' operating expenses go to paying people to move dirt around, and the metal and plastic they put in the dirt. How do you expect to disrupt that?

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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by forgotmysn on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @05:32PM (#14250819)

Second hand experience. My father owned and operated a small tv + ISP (cable when I was young, Internet by the time I was in middle school), and my uncle still operates his. Both have or had ~50k subscribers. My father sold his system to Comcast and worked for them for a while before quitting, frustrated by inefficiencies and dissatisfied customers, and his experience is the reason my Uncle is holding out from selling.

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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by tptacek on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @07:30PM (#14251660)

I ran an ISP (then Chicago's most popular) in the mid-1990s, and even then, the whole enterprise mostly relied on infrastructure provided by telcos, who were required to lease us POPs under fair and reasonable terms.

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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by forgotmysn on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @07:38PM (#14251720)

lol seriously thomas what haven't you done? always finding new ways to impress me...

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Re:Proposed “Internet Freedom Act” permanently guts net neut... by tptacek on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @07:41PM (#14251748)

I'm not impressive, I'm just older than you are, and I got a really early start.

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