Net Neutrality (was Re: [sllug-members]: Comcast has problems)

[Mike Bourgeous]

>From: Lonnie Olson <sllug at fungusmovies.com>
>Reply-To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions <sllug-members at sllug.org>
>To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions <sllug-members at sllug.org>
>Subject: Re: Net Neutrality (was Re: [sllug-members]: Comcast has problems)
>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:44:42 -0700

>
>Side note, Why isn't anyone complaining, campaigning, legislating, 
>restricting cable companies?  How is it that they get away with their 
>monopolistic practices w/o anyone noticing?  ILECs have had their hands 
>tied by the law (as it is necessary).  If cable companies were required to 
>allow access to other ISPs as well then this whole Net Neutrality debate 
>wouldn't be necessary.
>
>--lonnie

A Google search for "cable deregulated" shows the top results as "The 
Failure of Cable Deregulation" - cable companies used to be regulated, but 
they talked the government into letting the "free market" decide - the free 
market that's run by the cable companies, as they have the money to pay for 
advertising.  <Tongue-in-cheek>Free markets are just a penalty for being 
born later than someone else</>.  Basically, the trend lately is for 
regulated industries to shake off the regulation, kill competition, then 
jack up prices.  It's happened in telco (to the extent that it is less 
regulated - Ma Bell (though well before my time) is mostly back together), 
cable, and power.  ISPs are next.

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