On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.

On 10/23/09 7:13 AM, thunder wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.


Like all rightie dimwits, Scott Ingersoll thinks the Dems are going to
bring back the fairness doctrine so that the time allocated for the
"pundits" on reich-wing radio is cut back.

I use the word "thinks" in connection with Ingersoll...loosely.

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:23:25 -0400, H the K
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On 10/23/09 7:13 AM, thunder wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.


Like all rightie dimwits, Scott Ingersoll thinks the Dems are going to
bring back the fairness doctrine so that the time allocated for the
"pundits" on reich-wing radio is cut back.

I use the word "thinks" in connection with Ingersoll...loosely.

"Thinks" equates to he's-been-told by reliable sources.

Hillbilly News Weekly

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:28:24 -0400, BAR wrote:


Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been
dead for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to
insure net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.

Yeah, but it goes a little beyond an ISP. There are only a handful of
broadband providers in any one area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:28:24 -0400, BAR wrote:

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.

You can buy into faster access but it's all running on the same
backbone.

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.



The ISP really isn't the issue. They're a dime a dozen. The issue is the
broadband providers. There are just a few of those. They're mostly
backbones, such as MCI, Spring, UUNET...

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to insure
net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.



The ISP really isn't the issue. They're a dime a dozen. The issue is the
broadband providers. There are just a few of those. They're mostly
backbones, such as MCI, Spring, UUNET...

MCI no longer exists, see Verizon.

Sprin(g)t no longer exists, see AT&T.

UUNET no longer exists, see Verizon.

Besides UUNet never owned the long lines, the had modems at the POPs.

The misnomer of public and private traffic on the Internet blurs the
fact that it was all privately owned.

Try again.

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the
pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been
dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to
insure
net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.



The ISP really isn't the issue. They're a dime a dozen. The issue is the
broadband providers. There are just a few of those. They're mostly
backbones, such as MCI, Spring, UUNET...

MCI no longer exists, see Verizon.

Sprin(g)t no longer exists, see AT&T.

UUNET no longer exists, see Verizon.

Besides UUNet never owned the long lines, the had modems at the POPs.

The misnomer of public and private traffic on the Internet blurs the
fact that it was all privately owned.

Try again.


Whatever... it's still the broadband providers not the ISP. Net neutrality
is about not censoring content. So, what point are you trying to make? The
previous poster seemed to think NN was a bad thing.

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0400, Tosk wrote:


puleeeeaaseeee. He was and is a joke... Kinda' like calling the
pending
censorship doctrine, the "fairness" doctrine...

Fairness Doctrine or net neutrality? The Fairness Doctrine has been
dead
for quite a while. However, the FCC is now considering rules to
insure
net neutrality.

What is net neutrality? Did you forget that you entered into a contract
with your ISP? If you don't like what one offers you can excercise your
right to choose a different ISP. Or, you can negotiate with your ISP to
provide you with better quality service.



The ISP really isn't the issue. They're a dime a dozen. The issue is the
broadband providers. There are just a few of those. They're mostly
backbones, such as MCI, Spring, UUNET...

MCI no longer exists, see Verizon.

Sprin(g)t no longer exists, see AT&T.

UUNET no longer exists, see Verizon.

Besides UUNet never owned the long lines, the had modems at the POPs.

The misnomer of public and private traffic on the Internet blurs the
fact that it was all privately owned.

Try again.


Whatever... it's still the broadband providers not the ISP. Net neutrality

Did you agree to terms and conditions when you obtained your Internet
connection? You entered into a private contract, at least in the US for
now. If you don't like the terms and conditions then don't pay for the
service.

Access to the Internet is not a right.

Buy a newspaper or a magazine.