[178350] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles Fidelman)
Fri Feb 27 10:27:01 2015
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:26:56 -0500
From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>
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Bob Evans 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.
>
Let's also remember that it was regulatory action that enabled us to
connect modems and phones to AT&T's network. (Can you say "Carterphone"
decision) And it was Title II regulation, and the Computer Inquiries,
that allowed the Internet to be assembled from circuits leased from AT&T
long lines.
Miles Fidelman
--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
