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Post #261,171 by Bman 7/10/06 12:35:18 PM Reply	The Future of the Internet [link\|http://www.internetofthefuture.org/\|http://www.internetofthefuture.org/] "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #261,173 by hnick 7/10/06 12:47:43 PM Reply	Did you notice who the backers were? Looked to me like a bunch of telecom businesses and right wing, pro-business groups. I'm not convinced that they have a lot of motivation to work in my behalf.
Post #261,328 by gdaustin 7/11/06 10:50:08 PM 7/11/06 11:05:17 PM Reply	All the "Fast New Lanes".... Are tollroads. The phone companies want to charge by the mbit, just like the NTTA charges by the mile. (North Texas Tollway Authority) [link\|http://www.ntta.org\|http://www.ntta.org] Charge for the mbit, charge for the content. Get rich. Deprive the "neutral net" of bandwidth until noone uses it anymore. Call it the [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons\|Tragedy of the Commons], tell the story, get everyone to go along with it. Glen Edited by gdaustin July 11, 2006, 10:52:18 PM EDT Edited by gdaustin July 11, 2006, 10:53:42 PM EDT Edited by gdaustin July 11, 2006, 11:05:17 PM EDT Expand All History

The Future of the Internet - (Bman) - (2) - July 10, 2006, 12:35:18 PM EDT

Did you notice who the backers were? - (hnick) - July 10, 2006, 12:47:43 PM EDT

All the "Fast New Lanes".... - (gdaustin) - July 11, 2006, 11:05:17 PM EDT

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