Comcast is trying to go that route.
They've got an agreement (not yet consummated) to buy around half of NBC/Universal - http://www.nytimes.c...ia/05comcast.html
It's clear where Comcast wants to go. They want the pipes and the "content". Box seems to feel it's Ok for providers to have preferred partners, and thus (presumably) preferred packets. Joel Hanes at Balloon-Juice succinctly points out why arguing about BitTorrent is a distraction and why NN is important - http://www.balloon-j.../#comment-1677843 Cheers, Scott. |
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They're trying to re-invent AOL.
Walled gardens where they run the show from soup to nuts. At least they've learnt that they have to try to make people want to be in there, rather than just assuming they will.
Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately. |
I snot in the direction of the FCC
- (boxley)
- (16)
- April 6, 2010, 11:50:52 AM EDT
Not clear, what's your position?
- (drook)
- (2)
- April 6, 2010, 11:56:34 AM EDT
well I do send these folks money
- (boxley)
- (1)
- April 6, 2010, 12:23:11 PM EDT
If I knew what CablePac does, that might be meaningful
-NT
- (drook)
- April 6, 2010, 01:28:01 PM EDT
Congress needs to jump in an grant the FCC that authority
- (jay)
- (11)
- April 6, 2010, 12:10:36 PM EDT
no it isnt
- (boxley)
- (10)
- April 6, 2010, 12:23:54 PM EDT
Meaning what?
-NT
- (crazy)
- (9)
- April 6, 2010, 01:42:51 PM EDT
Box is against Net Neutrality.
- (Another Scott)
- (8)
- April 6, 2010, 02:08:16 PM EDT
And doesn't it poke a hole in "common carrier" safe harbors?
-NT
- (drook)
- April 6, 2010, 03:34:46 PM EDT
Re: Box is against Net Neutrality.
- (boxley)
- (3)
- April 6, 2010, 07:04:45 PM EDT
So, make them pay the rent
- (jake123)
- (2)
- April 6, 2010, 07:43:17 PM EDT
thats not neutral :-)
-NT
- (boxley)
- (1)
- April 7, 2010, 11:03:01 AM EDT
You're missing the point
- (lincoln)
- April 7, 2010, 03:11:09 PM EDT
Example from elsewhere.
- (static)
- (2)
- April 6, 2010, 08:37:19 PM EDT
Comcast is trying to go that route.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- April 6, 2010, 11:25:16 PM EDT
They're trying to re-invent AOL.
- (static)
- April 7, 2010, 09:22:42 AM EDT
It's a narrow ruling.
- (Another Scott)
- April 6, 2010, 08:39:03 PM EDT