Comments on: ISPs Have Great Ideas for Broadband Rules

By: The Brookings Plan for Rural Broadband - GigaOM

The Brookings Plan for Rural Broadband - GigaOM — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:09:35 +0000

[...] will never see the light of day. Instead, we’re likely to get some bastardized version of this legislation, which is currently being touted by the incumbent [...]

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:35:41 +0000

Brett, interesting testimony and perspective. The regulation I’m advocating involves mapping access to broadband, which I would think a smaller ISP would find beneficial. Your testimony relates to P2P network management, and I don’t entirely disagree with you, although your point about not allowing third party content providers to use my computer I have some questions about. That cuts out an opportunity for P2P to evolve into a legit and efficient distribution model, although a business model does need to be worked out.

By: Czar

Czar — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:13:36 +0000

These concepts formulated by the internet service providers are totally outrageous. They really are into serious business (of course they are.LOL)

By: Brett Glass

Brett Glass — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:50:47 +0000

It’s not fair or reasonable to tar all ISPs with the same brush. Our independent ISP is truly working to increase broadband deployment and is going where the big guys don’t go. We do offer different tiers of service (it’s only reasonable; service that costs us more to provide should have a higher price to the user) and do have classes of service which prohibit and allow servers and P2P (again, to reflect our cost of providing the service). See my testimony to the FCC at the link above for more before you advocate regulation that would put us out of business, leaving only the big guys like Comcast and AT&T.

By: Drew Clark

Drew Clark — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:41:18 +0000

Stacey, I noted the irony of broadband politics in my post on the controversy at BroadbandCensus.com. Also, we just posted our filing to the FCC on this subject here.

By: » No Fake Broadband Policy, Please Sidecut Reports

» No Fake Broadband Policy, Please Sidecut Reports — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:44:33 +0000

[...] tip to Stacey H at GigaOM for the [...]