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Re: [PLUG] BitTorrant and routers - and Comcast
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Welcome to the concept that the fix is already in place. We get screwed.
Period. What happens is that new technologies have to be paid for and
we get to pay it whether we want it or not. As a previous post says,
HDTV will supplant the analog no matter. Whereas when color supplanted
black and white, the suppliers were required to provide a usuable signal
to the televisions already out there, currently, no such provision is
required. Grandfathering interferes with corporate profits so it is not
necessary.
Enjoy your brave new world.
bs
On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Art Alexion wrote:
> On Friday 23 February 2007 09:42, Benjamin Krein wrote:
> > Doug Crompton wrote:
> > > I thought when they broke up the phone companies this was suppose to work
> > > like out electric power does not - you pay for a generation supplier
> > > (selectable) and a distribution supplier (always PECO). This would be
> > > analogous to having Verizon supply a pipe to the internet provider of
> > > your choice. That is the way it should be.
> >
> > This sounds great to the consumer, but it's not very realistic to the
> > provider of the pipe. It costs A LOT of money to secure the rights to
> > run those lines in addition to the actual cost of the materials and
> > labor to lay the infrastructure. Companies are out there to make a
> > profit. I don't buy this argument about it being totally unfair. But
> > that's another argument.
>
> Isn't that effectively what is happening with Speakeasy/DCAnet over Verizon
> lines? Now try to get an alt.cable.provider over comcast coax...
>
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