Comments on: How to Solve the Net Neutrality Issue http://techliberation.com/2009/10/28/how-to-solve-the-net-neutrality-issue/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:14:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: roberthedges http://techliberation.com/2009/10/28/how-to-solve-the-net-neutrality-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-65901 roberthedges Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:35:22 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23052#comment-65901 <a href="http://taking-over-the-internet.com" rel="nofollow">taking-over-the-internet.com</a> has other plans; more dna centic. taking-over-the-internet.com has other plans; more dna centic.

]]> By: roberthedges http://techliberation.com/2009/10/28/how-to-solve-the-net-neutrality-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-63687 roberthedges Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:35:22 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23052#comment-63687 <a href="http://taking-over-the-internet.com" rel="nofollow">taking-over-the-internet.com</a> has other plans; more dna centic. taking-over-the-internet.com has other plans; more dna centic.

]]> By: daveburstein http://techliberation.com/2009/10/28/how-to-solve-the-net-neutrality-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-63250 daveburstein Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:09:48 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23052#comment-63250 Sonia - Disclosure is great, but it simply isn't enough when there are only two high speed choices, the foreseeable future of the United States. (Wireless, the experts agree, is great but will be 90% slower than cable and many telcos lines.) <br><br> The "rational" thing for two players in a market to do is "wink and nod" and act much like a monopoly. If degrading video over the net protects their own video revenues, then they would do everything in their power to make it so. Steve Burke of Comcast is already suggesting similar. <br><br> Personally, I'd prefer the threat of regulation leading to the companies behaving reasonably, and avoid formal rules. But the business logic of the two players - as well as the ferocity of their opposition - suggests we need an effective counter. <br><br> Having 5-8 choices would be great, and probably allow "the market" to solve this. But with only two, it's naive to count on "the market." It what I call "Martian policy" - great in theory, but simply doesn't apply to the real problems on Planet Earth. <br><br> Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime. Sonia – Disclosure is great, but it simply isn't enough when there are only two high speed choices, the foreseeable future of the United States. (Wireless, the experts agree, is great but will be 90% slower than cable and many telcos lines.)

The “rational” thing for two players in a market to do is “wink and nod” and act much like a monopoly. If degrading video over the net protects their own video revenues, then they would do everything in their power to make it so. Steve Burke of Comcast is already suggesting similar.

Personally, I'd prefer the threat of regulation leading to the companies behaving reasonably, and avoid formal rules. But the business logic of the two players – as well as the ferocity of their opposition – suggests we need an effective counter.

Having 5-8 choices would be great, and probably allow “the market” to solve this. But with only two, it's naive to count on “the market.” It what I call “Martian policy” – great in theory, but simply doesn't apply to the real problems on Planet Earth.

Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime.

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