[PLUG-TALK] EFF on Google Fiber policy

[Michael Rasmussen]

On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 05:34:24PM -0700, Russell Senior wrote:
> >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Rasmussen <michael at jamhome.us> writes:
> 
> Michael> Seems they agree it is a bad thing.
> Michael> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/google-fiber-continues-awful-isp-tradition-banning-servers
> 
> Michael> If the DSL crowd could get its act together and offer higher
> Michael> bandwidths further from the CO they could grab all of the
> Michael> dissatisfied market.
> 
> The DSL crowd that gets to control faster DSL is the phone company
> (thanks FCC, thanks Congress), and they are just as bad with regard to
> "server" silliness as the cable company or, sadly, google.  

What? Every DSL term of use I agreed to allowed running servers. 
All of them.

> There is
> no escape, except by either paying the predatory monopolists or owning
> the infrastructure yourself collectively with your fellow victims.
 
Owning the infrastructure or owning your infrastructure is the nirvana.


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