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December 12th, 2007

Graffiti

I see the well-known art form graffiti has made it to the Internet…
Or - to Google’s or your front door or “wall.”
That’s right, GRAFFITI. “A form of vandalism involving painted text or images in public places.”
VANDALISM - “Needless damage or destruction of property, usually someone else’s property or common or shared property.”
Now let us all […]

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December 8th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-08-2007

Hmmm… yes, I’ve given my favorite obsessive, compulsive a bit of fair time - pay attention, analyze quickly, hit ignore.
Testing for Net Neutrality
By Joe Hodnicki
Law.com reports on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s new software that can tell you whether your internet browsing issues are due to intentional ISP interference. More info on EFF’s Test Your ISP […]

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December 4th, 2007

Ample Competition? The FCC Thinks Not

FCC denies Verizon’s rate-relief request
“Federal communications regulators on Tuesday denied a petition by Verizon Communications Inc. that was seeking relief from government rules over how much it charges rival phone companies to access its network in six cities.
The Federal Communications Commission said “the current evidence of competition does not satisfy” its standard with any of […]

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December 1st, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-01-2007

I am a proponent of Net Neutrality. Scott Cleland has an obvious, mentally debilitating obsession and should be ignored… (Just one man’s opinion)
UPDATED: Internet Overload by 2010: Who’s Behind The Boogie Man?
By dweb8231
Below the fold, some very interesting details on who is behind this boondoggle, why it is a fraud,and why it could become […]

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November 24th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 11-24-2007

Love my Google Alerts!
Net Neutrality Links 11-24-2007 (Beware The Lies!)
Whose Web is it, anyway?
Rabble.ca - Montreal,QC,Canada
Until about three weeks ago, net neutrality was a difficult issue to explain at a dinner party. It was even more of a struggle to get anybody worked up …
Kindle – Shape of the Web to Come?
By Tom Evslin
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By Mark -- 1 comment

October 4th, 2007

Call For An Immediate Resignation Or Removal Of Kevin Martin As FCC Chairman

Thanks to Richard Whitt at the Google Public Policy Blog; “Verizon is lobbying behind the scenes (and in apparent violation of FCC rules) to once again convince the FCC to water down key aspects of the pro-consumer rule provisions.”

No Mr. Martin, you cannot… if you hadn’t noticed, or conveniently forgot, the people run this […]

By Mark -- 1 comment

October 2nd, 2007

A Perfect Example - There Is No Competition!

A perfect example that there really isn’t any competition in the market!
Selecting just these two posts (there are thousands);
AT&T threatens to disconnect subscribers who criticize the company
AT&T vows to use Terms of Service for good, not censorship
Folks, is anyone paying attention? I mean really? Thankfully, there are people who now scan through their cable and […]

By Mark -- 1 comment

September 27th, 2007

Scott, Scott, Scott…

There is a long list of Blogs which have made reference to this change of heart you’ve had since 1999.
To Scott Cleland, an analyst with Legg Mason Precursor Group, the special treatment that allows cable operators to shut out other providers follows neither history nor logic.
“Cable is the fifth wire into America’s homes,” Cleland says. […]

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September 17th, 2007

The Reality of Net Neutrality!

Andy Davidson calls it - “I don’t want an internet dominated only by companies with deep pockets.”
I might like to change that personally to “I don’t want an internet dominated only by monopolistic Telcoms.”
Healthy competition Scott - healthy competition. I know the research has been done, I’ve read yours, I don’t have another. I’ll find […]

By Mark -- 4 comments

September 13th, 2007

In Your Face America!

Absolutely Belligerent and Obnoxious!
You know what really is “arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the substantial evidence and otherwise contrary to law?”
Verizon’s attempt to muddy the waters for all of us for the 700 MHz spectrum auction in January, that’s what…
No doubt a tactic to divert attention from an investigation into the Justice Department’s politically motivated and […]

By Mark -- 3 comments

July 22nd, 2007

Is Google Bigger Than Ed Whitacre?

I can just feel the bristling of the hairs on the back of Ed Whitacre’s neck!
Opening with what I personally consider a very interesting comment on the availability of the Internet “It strikes us as unfair that some people should enjoy such abundant access to this rich resource while billions of others aren’t so lucky” […]

By Mark -- 4 comments