[governance] NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE

[Carlos A. Afonso]

For us in BR the cases she reports are yet another reference to compare 
with similar oligopolistic practices of the European telcos (and a 
Mexican...) here, with similar consequences regarding pricing, quality 
at the edge, and imposition of traffic-manipulation packages, absurd 
"triple-play" rules etc.

Just had an opportunity to check how this is going in Canada. The policy 
of "four players in each market" of the Canadian gov was destroyed by 
the three big players (Rogers, Telus & Bell) who run along the likes of 
Comcast etc; the last rites were given by the demise of Mobilicity.

frt rgds

--c.a.

On 05/27/2013 10:06 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> Facts which are carefully found to support her viewpoint.. A slightly
> more balanced view might have worked better
>
> --srs (htc one x)
>
>
>
> On 27 May 2013 6:26:49 PM "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
>> OK, but I think the book is more fact-finding than a school of thought.
>>
>> frt rgds
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> On 05/27/2013 09:47 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>> > I have actually read several previous blog posts by Ms Crawford as
>> well,
>> > to which the book is a logical extension
>> >
>> > It is a school of thought that I don't fully agree with
>> >
>> > --srs (htc one x)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 27 May 2013 6:09:27 PM "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
>> >> Before just starting to find holes, I recommend reading the book
>> >> (e-book available in Amazon).
>> >>
>> >> On 05/27/2013 07:09 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>> >> > It is a familiar argument but one with several holes in it.
>> >> >
>> >> > A skewed version of network neutrality that doesn't bear much
>> >> > resemblance to what the original form of net neutrality was, CLECs,
>> >> > unbundled and traffic discrimination by wholesale isps, and
>> >> > characterized by at least some of the same innuendo laden
>> politicking,
>> >> > insinuating mens rea on the part of those they're opposed to.. DPI?
>> >> > Eavesdropping. Spam filtering? A protection racket..
>> >>
>> >> DPI = eavesdropping (whatever the purpose) --> most frequently yes
>> >> Spam filtering = protection racket --> in several cases, yes
>> >>
>> >> --c.a.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Please read
>> >> > http://www.circleid.com/posts/its_the_internet_stupid_i_disagree/
>> >> >
>> >> > -srs (htc one x)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 27 May 2013 3:23:23 PM "michael gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >> If you were going to look for ground zero in the fight against a
>> >> >> rapidly consolidating telecom and cable industry, you might end
>> up on
>> >> >> the fifth floor of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New
>> York.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Susan Crawford, a professor at the school, has written a book,
>> >> >> “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in
>> the New
>> >> >> Gilded Age,” that offers a calm but chilling state-of-play on the
>> >> >> information age in the United States. She is on a permanent
>> campaign,
>> >> >> speaking at schools, conferences and companies — she was at Google
>> >> >> last week — and in front of Congress, asserting that the status quo
>> >> >> has been great for providers but an expensive mess for everyone
>> else.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ms. Crawford argues that the airwaves, the cable systems and even
>> >> >> access to the Internet itself have been overtaken by monopolists
>> who
>> >> >> resist innovation and chronically overcharge consumers. >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/business/media/telecoms-big-players-hold-back-the-future.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130520&_r=0>
>>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/business/media/telecoms-big-players-hold-back-the-future.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130520&_r=0
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