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Analysis: Technologist Lawrence Lessig exposes a rigged system of poor service for higher cost.

full story - https://digg.com/d31Ot1G

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At times, it has seemed like there was no point in assailing the enemies of Net neutrality. Even the FCC itself seemed to believe that Washington wasn't ready for a coordinated effort to free us from the shackles of the carriers. No matter the logic, the proof, or the reality of the situation, the companies who pour buckets of money into Washington seem to have it all locked down so tight there's no room even for discussion.

As Lessig points out, that's true inside the Beltway -- but those of us on the outside can keep pushing the issue. In fact, that may be the only way to turn this tide. And oh, but does that need to happen.

Some of the more shocking points in Lessig's talk revolved around the reality of broadband access speeds, pricing, and openness around the world. Oft-used comparisons between the United States and South Korea or Japan are generally dismissed as non-comparable given the population density of those countries -- so Lessig chose to examine France.

In France, Internet access generally costs $33 a month, provides 20Mbps fixed broadband to the home, and includes unlimited local and long-distance calling to 70 countries, plus HDTV and even wireless voice and data access through cooperative agreements. That's about what AT&T charges just for the 3G data plan on an iPhone in the United States. France also has open network legislation in place. Yeah, that's right: France. (Désolé.)

I added up what I pay for access here in the States. Between HDTV and data through Time Warner, voice through FairPoint, and wireless through AT&T, I pay over $350 a month for slower access, though some of that cost is due to a business-class Internet circuit. If I delete that extra cost (yet it's 10Mbps -- half of the French example), I'm still at $275 per month. Worse, the carriers are looking for a way to charge higher rates for certain data and retain carte blanche to do whatever they like with my traffic. That's just insane. Yet it's reality in the United States.


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Interesting artical. What is missing is an information on how available that service is, whether the government subsidizes it, and is it really 33 dollars, or Euro's?

My daughter lives in Germany. She has to pay 50 Euros for her internet service. Her mom pays about 70 Euros for internet and phone service.

I am fully in support of a "net neutral" environment, becuase I think that I am paying for access, and that it should be open. But it won't, and shouldn't, be free to access.


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I agree, that it should be open and not free to access. That's the problem with the sense of entitlement that people tend to take on. You feel that the government should support you in down times, then it becomes a slippery slope of free hand outs and for those who complain the most.

Anyways, before I go off on that tangent...

I think the main point of the article was to bring attention to the rates versus service in the US. For $70 a month, I get 15 up and 1 down, which is actually 6-9 down anytime I test it and 750 up at the most. I am ready to decrease my package, as the provider is not trying to do anything about it. Keep in mind, this is an unbundled internet only package. It wouldn't be as bad if I had basic cable too... but 70 for 15/1 is a rip.


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I will concur, $70 is a lot. To clarify, your getting 15MB download and 1MB upload, correct, not the other way around? So just to let you know where I am at, I have a intro Qwest DSL for $25 per month, and 7 down/1 up, which is usually about 6.5/750. To be honest, I don't think I would need, or notice, any faster speed. I would be more inclined in your situation, to look at something that wasn't as fast, for maybe half the cost. Most people aren't going to see a big difference in 20MB vs. 7-10MB for most stuff.


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