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["Andrew C. Oliver" <acoliver AT buni.org>]

Cristóbal Palmer wrote:
> On 7/24/07, Phillip Rhodes <mindcrime AT cpphacker.co.uk> wrote:
> > For all the ranting and raving against time-warner, their network
> > fills my needs very adequately and for a reasonable price.  Would more
> > bandwidth be nice? Sure, but who wouldn't say that.  And quite simply,
> > we are not all entitled to service that fulfills our every whim.
>
> You lost me here. Who said anything about being entitled? This is
> about rational people wanting to have an effect on policy that has
> direct consequences in their lives. But let's look at TWC, now that
> you mention it:
>
> (1) TWC is my only option for something that resembles "broadband"
> (2) TWC is not providing me true broadband (I get about 5M down, 512K
> up even though I'm paying the extra $10 for 8M/1M)
> (3) TWC routinely has problems that cause me to lose connectivity.
> (4) TWC is owned by a company that has an interest in what comes across my 
> wire.

WTF, I don't get anywhere NEAR that.

> did I mention TWC is my only option? How is having one for-profit
> option better than having one city-run option? Before anyone suggests
> Bellsouth (my other "option"), let me point out that you should google
> for "cozy duopoly".
>
> Are you really trying to say "let the market decide?" Because if
> that's what you're saying, then you're essentially saying "Let the big
> companies screw individuals and small businesses over, consequently
> driving even more innovation and business overseas.

Well and he's not proposing a working alternative "private cooops" 
okay...what does this look like?  Where do I sign up?  I already have 
enough work to do so I want to sign up and get served.  The demand is 
there.  I'll take the like $80/mo I'm paying time warner for not quite a 
meg down and less than a quarter up (I've called...they don't care).  I 
don't live in sticksville, I'm 10 minutes from 9th street, 5 minutes 
from a bar.  And I want to have the democratic right to vote in my local 
government for municipal infrastructure if I want to.  If Phil wants to 
vote that down in his, fine.  Infrastructure and public investment 
(predominantly in Education) made the Triangle area.  If you don't like 
being "forced" to pay taxes for that then rural Alabama or Mississippi 
is for you baby!

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