Re: [MLUG] Oh, no...

[Rick <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

McIntosh Jason wrote:
> This is true - but, I've also seen little real expansion of these 
> backbones - but that's wayyyy out of my arena.  I'd really REALLY like 
> to see more of that last mile use - I know my parents for example on the 
> east side of town have been waiting for broadband for 5-10 years.  I 
> also know they're using satellite right now and hate it.  SO, any 
> solution that would actually help them get broadband would work - I just 
> haven't seen any commitment from ANY big telco on getting broadband to 
> more rural areas.  Not even with "increased fees" that are supposed to 
> help with that.

This is in part because of the *huge* buildout that never got utilized. 
Hell, Columbia is trying to figure out what to do with a bunch of dark 
fiber.

> Yes, this is true - the issue I'd have is when company A, say google, 
> gets charged more than company B, Microsoft for the same kind of 
> traffic.  Even on different levels of traffic - this is screwing the 
> consumer.  Google pays for their outgoing pipes.  The consumer is paying 
> the telco's for decent access to these sites.  It's basically saying the 
> $50 I spend for broadband each month isn't enough to get me access to 
> the sites I want at a decent rate.  It's allowing companies to choose 
> who I can see on the internet with a decent speed.  i.e. imagine if 
> google took twice as long to load - and all of a sudden MSN took half as 
> long?  How is that fair?  It bothers me more than I can describe that my 
> ISP or cable company or WHOEVER would choose to say "no, you can't 
> access this site at a decent rate b/c they're paying me."  _ that's 
> ignoring the fact that I'M paying for net access. 
>
> Jason

Which, I think, is why someone earlier in the thread called this double 
dipping. The bandwidth's been paid for at *both* ends already. They're 
trying to get more money out of the middle.

Rick

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