Friday, May 26, 2006
More astroturf
Bell astroturf Hands Off the Internet has a blog. Sort of . . . no comments allowed, 'zackly the kind of one-way "community" the telcos would foster if they could decide what went on "their" Internet.
The HOTI blog says that at the PDF conference a couple of weeks ago, Susan Crawford and Tim Karr (the Network Neutrality proponants) "failed to articulate what would happen" in the absence of network neutrality laws [.mp3 of that session]. What part of,
Clearly HOTI, the telcos and the cablecos do not appreciate that the Internet gains its strength from two key properties, (1) innovation without permission and (2) ability to find and define new markets via fast, real-world market tests. The absence of Network Neutrality would screw both of these up.
The name of their blog should be Hands Off My Pipes, HOMP.
The HOTI blog says that at the PDF conference a couple of weeks ago, Susan Crawford and Tim Karr (the Network Neutrality proponants) "failed to articulate what would happen" in the absence of network neutrality laws [.mp3 of that session]. What part of,
. . . we have spent this capital and we have to have a return on it. So there's going to have to be some mechanism for these people who use these pipes to pay for the portion they're using. Why should they be allowed to use my pipes? [link]. . . does HOTI think needs more explanation?
Clearly HOTI, the telcos and the cablecos do not appreciate that the Internet gains its strength from two key properties, (1) innovation without permission and (2) ability to find and define new markets via fast, real-world market tests. The absence of Network Neutrality would screw both of these up.
The name of their blog should be Hands Off My Pipes, HOMP.
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