Re: U.S. Finance Sector Weighs In on Net Neutrality

[Kevin McAleavey <kevinmca () nsclean com>]

 I'm gonna guess that you don't understand the "rocks float" concept of U.S. "gubbamint" ... who decides what's fair? 
POLITICAL APPOINTEES who inhabit "public service" or "public utilities" commissions in individual states, all appointed 
by the respective governors based on their own political phantasms ... and at the "los federales" level, "El Presidente 
and Dada for life" ... political hacks who listen to "the will of the campaign contributors" whatever their bent.    :)

 Rest assured, there are two principles which explain all of our government ... first of all, "rocks float" (logic be 
damned) and "lowest bidder" when buying, "highest bidder" when selling ... Americans need to ask themselves as they 
shake their heads, "How much did YOU give your elected leader? HOW much? Well THERE'S yer answer!" It ain't ABOUT 
"common Sense!" THIS is "Uh-merica dammit! You're either WITH us, or agin' us." Heh.

 The REAL costs are additional SLAM's, additional fiber to the hub to cover the bandwidth sold, and in the end 
additional "BEEGY PIPE" and stringing it or burying it. The REAL issue for the telcos is that "cable telephone" (VOIP 
by cable television) is eating their lunch. And hanging glass is expensive. It was fair game under their "charge it to 
dialup" in the old days, but currently their only "regulated recovery of costs" is onto the landline customers. And the 
landline customers are no longer "willing to bear" ... they see the ADVERTISED costs of cell (we'll conveniently forget 
all of those "hidden costs" which make a US$19 per month cell bill to add up to $59 or better) and many have cut their 
copper entirely. And the telcos can take THIS back to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) which ultimately 
reviews "rate cases" irresepective of the various state regulatory authorities.

 But suffice it to say that antigravity is REAL! Folks here VOTED for it! Heh. Bottom line though requires a wee bit of 
skill in New York City living ... "three card monty" (google if required) ... "find the queen, find the queen, find the 
queen! EVERYBODY's a winner!"     =)

At 03:56 PM 5/3/06, Drsolly wrote:
> <<REAL problem is that residential DSL is WAY below fair market value>>
>
> I'm not sure how you calculate this.
>
> A) WHo decides what is "fair"?
>
> B) Have you compared residential DSL pricing in the US, with that in other 
> countries?
>
> I suspect that the cost of DSL is still lower than the pricing, unless the 
> user is eating a lot of bandwidth.
>
> What's happening to revenue, is that voice is being packetised, which 
> vastly lowers the cost of voicing at a small reduction in quality. But 
> since packetising reduces cost, what's the problem with it also reducing 
> price?

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