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Re: The Web — not democratic, but open

sharpsburg — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:47:35 -0000

"...profit motive drives innovation, and let’s take a wait-and-see before legislating the issue.

This is spot on. Thanks.

Re: Mind the Spin

sharpsburg — Tue, 16 May 2006 17:36:49 -0000

Jim is exactly right. We'd do well to foster competition--it's the road to innovation, better services and better prices.

Re: Why Communications and Media Markets Will Probably Never Be Deregulated

sharpsburg — Wed, 17 May 2006 19:23:40 -0000

I stand for freedom, dammit! :)

And I agree with Love2Box that regulation in moderation has it's time and place. In this case, however, it's unnecessary, burdensome and without merit.

Re: The poison pill bill

sharpsburg — Sun, 21 May 2006 12:22:20 -0000

I don't think the guys in the garage need worry about tiered access, they need worry about burndensome regulations imposed on an industry that few of the intending regulators understand.

Re: Hardware firms speak truth to hysteria

sharpsburg — Sun, 21 May 2006 12:25:09 -0000

I like the second part of the quote too...Legislating in the absence of real understanding of the issue risks both solving the wrong problem and hobbling the rapidly developing new technologies and business models of the Internet with rigid, potentially stultifying rules.

Re: Wall St. Journal gets it

sharpsburg — Sun, 21 May 2006 12:34:47 -0000

The NYT doesn't "get" it. The WSJ clearly does.

Re: The poison pill bill

sharpsburg — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:28:53 -0000

And let's not forget that a tiered internet already exists. Wi-Fi, dial-up, and different speeds and prices of broadband...I don't understand why the sky is falling all of a sudden.

Re: Christian Coalition wants some of that ole time Innernet

sharpsburg — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:40:46 -0000

Holy crap. Blogs re: NN don't have me laughing out loud that often. "Gimme that snake to handle"...*snort*

Re: Adam Cohen drinks the Kool Aid

sharpsburg — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:54:46 -0000

Doesn't current FCC authority already protect consumers from the "evil" telcos?

Re: The Democratic Web Has Always Been An Illusion

sharpsburg — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:27:58 -0000

I think that asking members of Congress to regulate is akin to asking Pandora to open her box...no good can come of it.