Comments on: Net Neutrality Support http://whynow.dumka.us/2009/10/20/net-neutrality-support/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://whynow.dumka.us/2009/10/20/net-neutrality-support/comment-page-1/#comment-49438 Bryan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:01:23 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=11777#comment-49438 They want to collect from both sides. i.e. they want tiered service for the end users and a surcharge on the content producers. If you are Netflix and want to stream movies over the 'Net, they want you to pay them a fee, as well as, charging the individual receiving the download. The greed is thick, and they can smell the potential profits. They have been pushing their wireless schemes, and net neutrality will really cut into the profit potential. They want to collect from both sides. i.e. they want tiered service for the end users and a surcharge on the content producers. If you are Netflix and want to stream movies over the ‘Net, they want you to pay them a fee, as well as, charging the individual receiving the download.

The greed is thick, and they can smell the potential profits.

They have been pushing their wireless schemes, and net neutrality will really cut into the profit potential.

]]> By: Jack K., the Grumpy Forester http://whynow.dumka.us/2009/10/20/net-neutrality-support/comment-page-1/#comment-49437 Jack K., the Grumpy Forester Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:58:02 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=11777#comment-49437 ...one need look no further than the actions of AT&T over the weekend to see who's ox is gore-worthy. Its exhortation to managers to get friends and family - and, perhaps, even employees - on the keyboard to send personal "concerned citizen" messages to Congress (complete with conveniently-provided talking points) defines the money trail that leads all the way back to what AT&T's root concern really is. There's a lot on the line for these folks in terms of foregone profits from what sometimes seems to be an intentional 'bait and switch" scheme if it comes to pass that a legally-established concept of net neutrality is enacted, and they are not going to go quietly... …one need look no further than the actions of AT&T over the weekend to see who’s ox is gore-worthy. Its exhortation to managers to get friends and family – and, perhaps, even employees – on the keyboard to send personal “concerned citizen” messages to Congress (complete with conveniently-provided talking points) defines the money trail that leads all the way back to what AT&T’s root concern really is. There’s a lot on the line for these folks in terms of foregone profits from what sometimes seems to be an intentional ‘bait and switch” scheme if it comes to pass that a legally-established concept of net neutrality is enacted, and they are not going to go quietly…

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