tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009708.post115295899024363537..comments2008-03-19T23:44:19.144-06:00colithiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625900788586728203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009708.post-9029633355026244302008-03-19T23:44:00.000-06:002008-03-19T23:44:00.000-06:00Such are the problems of "public" property, everyone "owns" it so nobody does. But that is a separate issue, what is <I>not</I> needed is <I>more</I> public property and government intervention.<BR/><BR/>Telecoms and the like have historically been granted monopoly powers by the government (the only way a monopoly can exist). But the internet has largely been left free from the types of meddling that say, phone service has had.<BR/><BR/>There are real grievances though, I do agree with you. But the solution isn't to accept them and turn internet providers into forced public servants, the solution is to address the original grievances.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to restate the point in my article that Comcast providing tiered service is no different than UPS offering overnight delivery.colithiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625900788586728203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18009708.post-27184082518289520322008-03-16T21:01:00.000-06:002008-03-16T21:01:00.000-06:00If they were not monopolies you'd be right... but many of the newtork providers are, so they carry some extra burdens from society to be fair. They're also given exclusive access to "public" rights of way in which place their cabling.<BR/><BR/>I think it's reasonable to place burdens on these companies in the same way we do on companies that broadcast radio or television signals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com