Reply #2: some ideas to keep corporate whores from hijacking the 'net... [View All]

[msongs]

no layers or divisions of service for various fees - one fee for full service

no bundling of fees with higher fees for stand alone internet

no retention/tracking of net use without explicit advance permission of users

opt IN required instead of OPT out

ISP cannot share or sell customer provided information - unless court ordered if that

we have charter, a cable company that gets a monopoly over cable in exchange for kick backs to our city and
payoffs (oops, campaign contributions) to local politicians. Far as I know there are no restrictions on
what charter can do and charge. they have tiered services, bundling, restrictions on downloads, many of the
negatives.

of course one can get DSL, except ATT will not provide it if one is too far from a phone routing center.

our city is also getting ready to roll out FREE ATT wireless across the city, but again, a MONOPOLY with tiered
service and bundling.

Msongs