[BC] The FCC bends over...AGAIN

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Yes, the very instant that fiber gets into my town, I'm
going to tell Verizon and Comcast to go pound sand
unless, of course, they are the ones who are installing
fiber --then I'll probably move.

Check out http://comcast-cable.blogspot.com/
for some new info on Comcast hell. Damn,
every day, it's something else.

--
Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
Read about my book
http://www.LymanSchool.org


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jerry Mathis" <thebeaver32 at gmail.com>
> On 10/24/07, Broadcast List <Broadcast at fetrow.org> wrote:
> >
> > Well, the problem is really a non-starter for several reasons:
> >
> > Technology is marching on.  Verizon is about to bring fiber directly
> > into my home via their FIOS service.  Other companies are doing this
> > and other similar services around the country.
> >
> > BPL is SLOW.  It has been surpassed by other services increasing
> > their speeds.  Both DSL and cable have multiplied their speeds by a
> > factor of four in the last two years.
> >
> > BPL is EXPENSIVE, both for the customer and for the power company.
> > If the power company lowers their prices to be able to compete with
> > DSL and cable, they won't make a profit, and we know that they are
> > not interested in giving anything away, nor should they.
> >
> > There are only about a dozen operating systems in the US.  That is
> > NOTHING.  One is near my home.  Not only does it tear the heck out of
> > anything in MF to HF, but no one is happy with the service.  There
> > you go.  Fortunately, they are a fairly small power coop, so no one
> > is going to be hurt by them if they roll it out over their entire
> > footprint.
> >
> >
> > Some technologies go together, like milk and cookies. And others don't.
> Internet service and power lines is a technology match made somewhere well
> below Heaven. Someone needs to shoot this monster through the head and put
> it out of everyone's misery. If the power companies want to get into
> Internet service, fine; but do it in a way that, like another well-known
> technology now being rolled out, doesn't crap all over its neighbors.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jerry Mathis
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