Until . .

Dead on.

And yup, I was morphed onto/into OneMain when my original - not tiny but at least local - ISP was bought up; then That one was bought up by:

Earthlink. Natch. Now I'm on a really-local (2-guys) operation which I can visit and also be sure, if I need to call: either Rob or Ron will likely answer. Who evidently know their shit, too.. Not some guy in Sri Lanka.

So.. what are all those (remaining) ISPs doing in a concerted way, so as to spread the cost of getting people's attention? I agree that the loss of the independents can result only in more homogenization, far less control and -- the utterly inevitable decline into the usual. If that isn't scary enough to galvanize any sustained attention:

Imagine how ISP-concentration makes it even easier for the Theological Regime to work its way into DMCA-III and other next stuff for our safety and convenience.

More practically: are you aware of any National org to which many ISPs belong? Some focal point for a genuine ad campaign touting the virtues of {diversity} ? 'Cause if there isn't such an org.. isn't it about time?

Ashton

Post #34,725 by Andrew Grygus 4/8/02 1:40:15 PM Reply	Until . . Earthlink finishes buying up all the independents and they all melt down into a steaming pile of confusion and incompetnece. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #34,736 by jb4 4/8/02 2:13:36 PM Reply	At that point... ...I would expect aaxnet.com to start laying in dry copper pairs to appropraite intelligentsia [sic?] such that we can continue to communicate clearly. After all, organized resistance is the thing they fear most...! jb4 (Organized Resistance is not futile...)
Post #34,739 by Ashton 4/8/02 2:41:22 PM Reply	"ISP Awareness Week (or Month) " Dead on. And yup, I was morphed onto/into OneMain when my original - not tiny but at least local - ISP was bought up; then That one was bought up by: Earthlink. Natch. Now I'm on a really-local (2-guys) operation which I can visit and also be sure, if I need to call: either Rob or Ron will likely answer. Who evidently know their shit, too.. Not some guy in Sri Lanka. So.. what are all those (remaining) ISPs doing in a concerted way, so as to spread the cost of getting people's attention? I agree that the loss of the independents can result only in more homogenization, far less control and -- the utterly inevitable decline into the usual. If that isn't scary enough to galvanize any sustained attention: Imagine how ISP-concentration makes it even easier for the Theological Regime to work its way into DMCA-III and other next stuff for our safety and convenience. More practically: are you aware of any National org to which many ISPs belong? Some focal point for a genuine ad campaign touting the virtues of {diversity} ? 'Cause if there isn't such an org.. isn't it about time? Ashton
Post #34,748 by Andrew Grygus 4/8/02 3:31:27 PM Reply	There is an org. . . I don't know how effective it is, but it was involved with fighting PacBell's strong arm monopoly tactics in the last few months. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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