Comments on: Journal steps in Net neutrality hornet’s nest

By: Rick Thomas

Rick Thomas — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:28:53 +0000

Here is Tim Berners-Lee’s explanation, which makes it seem pretty easy:

“If I pay for a level of service and you pay for that or greater level of service, then we can communicate at that level of service.” (quoted from memory)

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By: bj

bj — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:24:45 +0000

One has to wonder if the current Ownership Change at the Journal is making itself felt, since there is much to gain in muddying the waters.

Especially since they have so much to lose if Net Neutrality is made law once again, like it used to be, before Chairman Martin of the FCC kissed the butts of the telecomms by declaring the internet an “information service”.

Until separation of Content and Service Provision are made law by Local Loop Unbundling, we’ll continue to have these dustups. We need true competition in this arena, and as long as there is none, the Telecomm and Cable Cos will keep Astroturfing and Buying Off Reporters with Faux News.

By: jayackroyd

jayackroyd — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:59:39 +0000

One reason it is “not easy” is that the telecom companies routinely introduce false elements into the story. This creates a huge problem for, frankly, lazy reporters. The telecos say something that is not true. The geeks point this out. Then the reporter should have the mission of finding out which is true, and which is not.

Simpler to say the “telcos” say this and the geeks say that. And maybe, the telcos say, the geeks are changing their positions.

Huh? Huh?

It’s appalling that reporters get played this way.

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