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<blockquote data-quote="Star B" data-source="post: 3047405" data-attributes="member: 61246"><p>Remember this, Tom Wheeler, the dude that drafted and eventually got NN rules passed, was a former CEO of the CTIA, an industry trade group made up of ISPs. Y'know, the ones that had a huge horse in this battle.</p><p></p><p>I don't care who voted who right now, what I want is this ruling to stay. The internet is as ubiquitous as water and power, just like how the telephone used to be in the past. The ISPs should be Title II carriers and held to the same regards as the utilities.</p><p></p><p>Let's put it another way, would the internet be where it is now if AT&T/your local bellco was able to say "You can't use AOL because you have to use AT&T Internet, Inc?".</p><p></p><p>Yes, the cable companies would have eventually came around anyway, but you have to remember that dialup was the #1 consumer way to get "connected"... whether it was a 2400 baud connection to AOL/Compuserve/Delphi or their local BBS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star B, post: 3047405, member: 61246"] Remember this, Tom Wheeler, the dude that drafted and eventually got NN rules passed, was a former CEO of the CTIA, an industry trade group made up of ISPs. Y'know, the ones that had a huge horse in this battle. I don't care who voted who right now, what I want is this ruling to stay. The internet is as ubiquitous as water and power, just like how the telephone used to be in the past. The ISPs should be Title II carriers and held to the same regards as the utilities. Let's put it another way, would the internet be where it is now if AT&T/your local bellco was able to say "You can't use AOL because you have to use AT&T Internet, Inc?". Yes, the cable companies would have eventually came around anyway, but you have to remember that dialup was the #1 consumer way to get "connected"... whether it was a 2400 baud connection to AOL/Compuserve/Delphi or their local BBS. [/QUOTE]
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