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Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
From: Larry Sheldon <larrysheldon () cox net>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:44:28 -0600
On 2/27/2015 10:43, wbn wrote:
On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:21 AM, Bob Evans <bob () FiberInternetCenter com> wrote:Just think of all that innovation and investment that's been "stifled" over the last 50 years under Title II. Anyone remember having to "rent" their rotary phones from AT&T?Yes, I am that old. You were not allowed to connect a phone of your own.Me too - I remember when my Dad got the nasty call from AT&T because he plugged in an unauthorized phone in the house - I guess they could tell from the additional resistance on the line. But the phone system worked pretty reliably back then - can’t say the same about today’s misc mash of systems.
We could could the number of ringers.
Anyway, back to the topic… this looks like most telecom debates: people latch onto one side or the other, the fight is in the context (problem statement and the definitions) but underneath it all there are actually reasonable perspectives on each side.
"reasonable perspectives" are dependent on "side"--not many will be from MY side.
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Current thread:
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality, (continued)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Mike Hammett (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Jack Bates (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen Satchell (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Ian Bowers (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Michael O Holstein (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Bob Evans (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Miles Fidelman (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Joe Hamelin (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen Satchell (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality wbn (Feb 27)
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- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Larry Sheldon (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality William Herrin (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Mike Hammett (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Majdi S. Abbas (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Stephen Sprunk (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Bruce H McIntosh (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Rob McEwen (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Lamar Owen (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Jim Richardson (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Bruce H McIntosh (Feb 27)
- Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality Scott Helms (Feb 27)