[178369] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Hammett)
Fri Feb 27 12:14:39 2015
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:07:03 -0600 (CST)
From: Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net>
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <54F0A367.1020101@ufl.edu>
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More symmetry will happen when the home user does more things that care abo=
ut symmetry. It's a simple allocation of spectrum (whether wireless, DSL or=
cable). MHz for upload are taken out of MHz for download.=20
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Mike Hammett=20
Intelligent Computing Solutions=20
http://www.ics-il.com=20
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce H McIntosh" <bhm@ufl.edu>=20
To: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org>=20
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 11:03:35 AM=20
Subject: Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality=20
On 2015-02-27 11:45, Mike Hammett wrote:=20
> What about ISPs that aren't world-class dicks?=20
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The REAL evil in the ISP marketplace is, of course, essentially entirely=20
unremarked-upon - ASYMMETRY. For the Internet, as such, truly to live=20
up to its promise to continue to revolutionize the world through free=20
exchange of ideas, information, data and so forth, Joe Average User=20
*MUST* have the same pipes going UP as he does coming DOWN. Just as an=20
example, my service at home is what, 50 down/5 up? That structure is=20
less conducive to free interchange and more conducive to the=20
Big-Brother=E2=84=A2-seal-of-approval mindless consumption of whatever cont=
ent=20
THEY=E2=84=A2 deem necessary and sufficient to keep the bread and circus ma=
sses=20
dull and uninvolved. Plus, the slow uplink speeds make remote backups=20
dreadfully impractical for the home user. So let's see some symmetry in=20
the offerings, ISPs, ok?=20
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Bruce H. McIntosh bhm@ufl.edu=20
Senior Network Engineer http://net-services.ufl.edu=20
University of Florida Network Services 352-273-1066=20
