[186338] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Binge On! - And So This is Net Neutrality?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bzs@theworld.com)
Thu Dec 10 15:14:06 2015
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:11:33 -0500
From: bzs@theworld.com
To: Chris Adams <cma@cmadams.net>
In-Reply-To: <20151210193225.GA31851@cmadams.net>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
For starters much of the internet infrastructure is built on govt
mandated/protected monopolies or very small N oligopolies so is
already subject to significant regulation.
You can start up a business carrying packages for people for a fee, no
harder than any other business.
Try spinning up a cable TV or landline or long-distance line business.
On December 10, 2015 at 13:32 cma@cmadams.net (Chris Adams) wrote:
> Once upon a time, Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com> said:
> > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 1:07 PM, William Kenny
> > <william.r.kenny@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > is that still net neutrality?
> >
> > who cares? mobile was excepted from the NN rulings.
>
> Any why the desire for extra regulation for Internet services?
>
> Shippers (you know, actual Common Carriers) do things like this all the
> time, especially when they are busy (congested). I had a package ship
> Tuesday; it sat at the receiving location for 24 hours before the first
> move, then it reached my city early this morning, but since I didn't pay
> extra for timed delivery (and the shipper doesn't have special
> arrangements), it didn't go on a truck today. I should get it tomorrow.
>
> I could have paid more to get it faster, and some large-scale shippers
> have special arrangements that seem to get their packages priority. How
> is this different from Internet traffic?
>
> --
> Chris Adams <cma@cmadams.net>
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