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By: Om Malik’s Broadband Blog — » The Politics of Wireless Philadelphia

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:20:06 +0000

[...] The New York Times has one of the better articles I have read in recent times on the strained yet working relationship between the city of Philadelphia and its biggest and most famous corporate citizen, Comcast. The two entities are having a lovers spat, over the city’s decision to build a wireless network. Earthlink is the company that is building that network. One point which is most important is buried in the story. But the attraction of Wireless Philadelphia to its proponents is that it is a stand-alone, affordable network – not part a broader effort to sell video, voice and data services, the way companies like Comcast and Verizon have approached broadband. I hope this is going to force the incumbents to change their approach and start offering standalone broadband. Naked DSL or Naked Cable Broadband is what we need. I get my broadband access from Comcast, along with basic cable, which I almost never watch. I pay around $60. If they offered me 10 megabits per second, instead of 3 megabits per second speeds I get now, they can still charge me more. But for things I want, not for things they force down my throat. [...]

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:18:09 +0000

i think this was powell’s decision before he left the FCC. so it would be unfair to say that they changed tacts at the last minute and because he is gone!

By: Shiv

Shiv — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:17:31 +0000

Its absolutely phenomenal how the FCC changed in track after powell is gone. I am one of big fans of Naked DSL.. I am using cable for now but have to pay $45 for my broadband.. I would love to get a Naked DSL for $20.. Well I have to wait I guess.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:11:41 +0000

i was watching a seinfeld rerun at the time of posting. oh well that was a classic episode

By: Anand Jain

Anand Jain — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 07:18:14 +0000

The entry title, reminds me of the Soup Nazi, except for its the FCC this time.

By: Trends I'm Watching

Trends I'm Watching — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:56:33 +0000

No Naked DSL

Link: Om Malik on Broadband ? No Naked DSL for You.FCC today announced that states cannot force phone operators to offer naked DSL service. Naked DSL, in case you did not know, is a phone line that is purely used

By: Aswath Rao

Aswath Rao — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:35:53 +0000

I am no lawyer. So I wonder whether Madison River Consent Decree will apply to “naked DSL” service providers. Are they carriers as identified in the consent decree?

By: PhoneBoy's Blog

PhoneBoy's Blog — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 07:51:16 +0000

Naked DSL and Open Networks

Om has a piece in his blog about Naked DSL and how the FCC said that states can’t force telcos to offer DSL without underlying phone service. The only reason I agree with this is the “50 different sets of…