| bull shit some one needs to boot him from office. |
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| OK, which ISP is he trying to get a nice, cushy job with once he fails at this one? |
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Re: bull shit Is there anyone left in the US Gov't representing the people or is it now completely dominated by corporations for the benefit of corporations ? |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to GlennAllen
Re: OK, said by GlennAllen:which ISP is he trying to get a nice, cushy job with once he fails at this one?
Genachowski & major industry players are too smart to pay anything now and especially in cash. The payoffs, if they have in fact been promised, will come in the form of campaign contributions if Genachowski ever decides to run for office. Or in the form of lucrative consulting contracts or job offers 2 yrs after Genachowski leaves the FCC. |
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Re: bull shit said by WernerSchutz:Is there anyone left in the US Gov't representing the people or is it now completely dominated by corporations for the benefit of corporations ?
but don't you know, "corporations are people" in the eyes of the US government. |
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| I disagree. This isn't to this article directly as I didn't read more than the headline but to the whole caps and overages as a total.
One of the biggest arguments to me seems to be that they can't support unlimited. It would seem like they were only doing it because they didn't expect people to use it and now that they are they don't want us to, saying they can't do it!
Shouldn't a business have a model that accounts for growth and upgrades over time? For example Amazon and amazon prime, they have added so much to it since I first got it, namely amazon video, and the price hasn't changed. I know I order a lot more from them and I've seen no "limit" of benefits.
In short: Shouldn't the payment made each month in the past and present not only gone for current costs but also to saving for future upgrades? I can see a different price for using a different service/access methods but not this. This reminds of the horrible days where shady web hosts would give you storage but wanted to charge you for FTP access. |
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| WHY Why should I have to leave the country to get a truly bleeding-edge internet connection from a company who doesn't want to f*ck my wallet? |
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 camaro92Question everythingPremium
join:2008-04-05
Westfield, MA | Blah "One of the larger issues, utterly ignored by Genachowski, is that while ISPs want to bill like utilities -- they refuse to be regulated like utilities"
To me that is the only thing that matters. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to aciddrink
Re: bull shit said by aciddrink:said by WernerSchutz:Is there anyone left in the US Gov't representing the people or is it now completely dominated by corporations for the benefit of corporations ?
but don't you know, "corporations are people" in the eyes of the US government. Mitt Romney said so. |
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Yes, except schizophrenic "people" and obsessed w/ making a profit at any cost with no remorse and not being punishable for any crimes committed.
They are not "people" and, even if they were, would be people that should be locked up in an mental asylum or prison, not given free rein to "vote" with an endless supply of money as "free speech".
Hmmm. Ultra rich schizophrens with endless money and no repercussions for anything they do. Neat. |
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 W7PSKJust MePremium
join:2000-12-04
Everett, WA | Why wouldnt he embrace it He and this whole political system is in the back pocket of the Telco/cable conglomerates. |
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pandoraPremium
join:2001-06-01
Outland
kudos:1 | reply to BF69
Hope and fail? So it's Mitt or Hope and Change? ... If this is Hope and Change, maybe we should give Mitt a try. |
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 Camelot OnePremium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Greenwood, IN
kudos:1 | reply to Mr Anon
Re: I disagree. Your logic is sound, but only applies when a business is run like a business. And they aren't anymore. They are now nothing more than short term investments, and their value is tied only to how much they can bring in, and how little they spend, today. Day traders don't care that a lack of investment in the network today might mean a total loss of business 6 months from now. Nor do they care that policies and products rolled out today might screw the company (or it's customers) down the road. They care only about today, and thus, the business operates as such.
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Re: WHY said by wheelbarrow:Why should I have to leave the country to get a truly bleeding-edge internet connection from a company who doesn't want to f*ck my wallet?
Because if you left, you'd more than likely have to pay VAT and other higher taxes than here. Yes, irony that US created the internets, but other countries subsidize it for their own.
Instead of being born here with a SS#, we should all get S-Corp!
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 dks7
join:2004-05-31
Omak, WA | reply to aciddrink
Re: bull shit Since the US government IS a corporation since the end of the civil war I would say you are spot on. |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | reply to Linklist
Re: OK, said by Linklist:Genachowski & major industry players are too smart to pay anything now and especially in cash. The payoffs, if they have in fact been promised, will come in the form of campaign contributions if Genachowski ever decides to run for office. Or in the form of lucrative consulting contracts or job offers 2 yrs after Genachowski leaves the FCC. No FCC commissioner in at least 40 years has held an elected position. Almost all of them have gone on to work for the telecommunication industry directly, a lobbyist group on behalf of the telecommunications industry, or law firms that represent...you guessed it, the telecommunications industry. |
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Re: I disagree. It doesn't make sense because they are making it up. They never present evidence of congestion, of dropping income, or burdensome infrastructure expenditures. There is evidence they are making record profits. They are just trying to continue to maximize their profit by minimizing consumption, and protect the important TV and movie branches of their monopolies. |
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Re: Hope and fail? lol wut.
Mitt is an obvious corporate apologist as he is famously quoted, "Corporations are people my friend."
He would approve caps/overages or whatever "benefits" the corporations obtain so that they will "trickle down" to the consumers.
If anything, Karl and user Facetious are simply reminding everyone that our telecom industry needs more regulation, not deregulation.
Day by day, year by year, the USA continues to fall further behind in Internet speeds at affordable prices. Instead, money used to improve infrastructure is thrown at propaganda and lobbying to tell people that our Internet structure, even though it's the furthest away from the truth.
Money = free speech. A sad reality of the times. |
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Re: bull shit +1
This guy is an outright asshole !!!
It would not surprise me one bit to watch this government fall within the next 5 -15 years.It is obviously totally corrupt and it is so obvious that Millions of people are pissed off and probably more than ever seen before.Little by little even Mr. & Mrs. Normal are waking up to that fact.
Politicians do not Represent anyone but themselves and their Wallet !!! |
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