http://high-speed-isp.com/2009/fcc-redefining-broadband-speeds/ Broadband News, Tools and Information Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://high-speed-isp.com/2009/fcc-redefining-broadband-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Joseph A Machado Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:36:14 +0000 http://high-speed-isp.com/?p=233#comment-68 Allowing carriers to dictate minimum quality and speed of service is a step back to the days when AT&T operated the telephone monopoly and dictated both the service and specific end-user telephone instruments allowed. The breakup of the telephone monopoly resulted in the proliferation of services and technolody we have today. The free-market approach should be applied to quality and speed of service. Let customers decide what they want and let the carrier who cares enough to meet demand deliver what's feasible. Less than 768 kbps is ridiculous. Even 768 kbps will be much too slow in the long run. Need proof? The 2,200 plus bidders for the first round of stimulus funds says volumes. Allowing carriers to dictate minimum quality and speed of service is a step back to the days when AT&T operated the telephone monopoly and dictated both the service and specific end-user telephone instruments allowed. The breakup of the telephone monopoly resulted in the proliferation of services and technolody we have today. The free-market approach should be applied to quality and speed of service. Let customers decide what they want and let the carrier who cares enough to meet demand deliver what’s feasible. Less than 768 kbps is ridiculous. Even 768 kbps will be much too slow in the long run. Need proof? The 2,200 plus bidders for the first round of stimulus funds says volumes.

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