[CAnet - news] [Google Public Policy Blog] Homes with tails
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:02:21 -0500
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============0741895614== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01C94BAF.81255FC0" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C94BAF.81255FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For more information on this item please visit my blog at http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/ or http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------- Posted by Derek Slater, Policy Analyst A few months ago, I posed a question: what if <http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-if-you-could-own-your-i nternet.html> consumers could buy their own super-fast fiber optic broadband connections? Rather than telephone and cable companies owning the wires that run into your home, what if you could purchase and own your "last-mile" connection, and select from a variety of different service providers? A fiber connection from your home would not only enable faster Internet speeds, but also novel services like HD videoconferencing and even, someday, real-time communication through 3D holograms (seriously <http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/telstra-shows-off-network-capacity-with- live-hologram-beaming/> ). And because the customer-owned fiber model would make it much easier for new broadband service providers to enter the market, it would open the door to more innovation, competition, and lower prices in Internet access and other retail services. In a New America Foundation <http://www.newamerica.net/> working paper <http://www.newamerica.net/files/HomesWithTails_wu_slater.pdf> released today, Professor Tim Wu <http://www.timwu.org/> and I explore this idea in more detail. We outline what customer-owned fiber might look like, its possible advantages, and obstacles to its success. The idea of customer-owned fiber may seem odd at first, but it is important to remember that many items that consumers buy today would have seemed very strange not long ago. Until the personal computer, a computer was something that only large companies owned. For decades, telephones were available only for lease, not for purchase. Fiber to the home could be the next technology that moves into the realm of consumer property. While we certainly concede that there are many practical questions about this model's viability and that this is not a panacea for America's broadband challenges, we do hope the paper <http://www.newamerica.net/files/HomesWithTails_wu_slater.pdf> spurs further investigation and experimentation in broadband deployment. Our country needs as much creative thinking as it can get to determine how to deliver fast, open Internet access for everyone <http://www.internetforeveryone.org/> . Customer-owned fiber could be one piece of the puzzle. For those of you in D.C., Tim and I will be giving a talk <http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/homes_tails> at the New America Foundation tomorrow: Home With Tails Friday, November 21, 2008 12:30-1:30 PM ET New America Foundation 1630 Connecticut Ave NW 7th Floor Washington, DC, 20009 Learn more and RSVP here <http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/homes_tails> -- Posted By Google Public Policy Blog to Google <http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/11/homes-with-tails.html> Public Policy Blog at 11/20/2008 01:36:00 P ------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to [email protected] These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or management. ------ [email protected] [email protected] http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C94BAF.81255FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} span.byline-author {mso-style-name:byline-author;} span.locality {mso-style-name:locality;} span.region {mso-style-name:region;} span.postal-code {mso-style-name:postal-code;} span.PlainTextChar {mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text"; font-family:Consolas;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit = my blog at <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a = href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog= spot.com/</a> or <a = href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.co= m</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------<o:p></o:= p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dbyline-author>Posted by Derek Slater, = Policy Analyst</span><br> <br> A few months ago, I posed a question: <a href=3D"http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-if-you-could-= own-your-internet.html" title=3D"What if you could own your own Internet connection?" = id=3Dcfvr>what if consumers could buy their own super-fast fiber optic broadband = connections?</a> Rather than telephone and cable companies owning the wires that run into = your home, what if you could purchase and own your "last-mile" = connection, and select from a variety of different service providers? A fiber = connection from your home would not only enable faster Internet speeds, but also = novel services like HD videoconferencing and even, someday, real-time = communication through 3D holograms (<a href=3D"http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/telstra-shows-off-network-capa= city-with-live-hologram-beaming/" title=3Dseriously id=3Dsdgr>seriously</a>). And because the = customer-owned fiber model would make it much easier for new broadband service providers to = enter the market, it would open the door to more innovation, competition, and = lower prices in Internet access and other retail services.<br> <br> In a <a href=3D"http://www.newamerica.net/" title=3D"New America = Foundation" id=3Dj6um>New America Foundation</a> <a href=3D"http://www.newamerica.net/files/HomesWithTails_wu_slater.pdf" title=3D"working paper" id=3Dajny>working paper</a> released today, <a href=3D"http://www.timwu.org/" title=3D"Professor Tim Wu" = id=3Dc4-s>Professor Tim Wu</a> and I explore this idea in more detail. We outline what customer-owned = fiber might look like, its possible advantages, and obstacles to its = success.<br> <br> The idea of customer-owned fiber may seem odd at first, but it is = important to remember that many items that consumers buy today would have seemed very strange not long ago. Until the personal computer, a computer was = something that only large companies owned. For decades, telephones were available = only for lease, not for purchase. Fiber to the home could be the next = technology that moves into the realm of consumer property.<br> <br> While we certainly concede that there are many practical questions about = this model's viability and that this is not a panacea for America's broadband challenges, we do hope <a href=3D"http://www.newamerica.net/files/HomesWithTails_wu_slater.pdf" title=3D"the paper" id=3Dikdw>the paper</a> spurs further investigation = and experimentation in broadband deployment. Our country needs as much = creative thinking as it can get to determine how to deliver fast, open <a href=3D"http://www.internetforeveryone.org/" title=3D"Internet for = everyone" id=3D"y:h9">Internet access for everyone</a>. Customer-owned fiber could = be one piece of the puzzle.<br> <br> For those of you in D.C., Tim and I will be <a href=3D"http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/homes_tails" = title=3D"giving a talk" id=3Djsx2>giving a talk</a> at the New America Foundation tomorrow:<br> <br> <b>Home With Tails</b><br> Friday, November 21, 2008<br> 12:30-1:30 PM ET<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>New America Foundation <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>1630 Connecticut Ave NW 7th Floor <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dlocality>Washington</span>, <span = class=3Dregion>DC</span>, <span class=3Dpostal-code>20009</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a href=3D"http://www.newamerica.net/events/2008/homes_tails" title=3D"Learn more and RSVP here" id=3Dlav3>Learn more and RSVP = here</a> <br> <br> --<br> Posted By Google Public Policy Blog to <a href=3D"http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/11/homes-with-tails.h= tml">Google Public Policy Blog</a> at 11/20/2008 01:36:00 P<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>------<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C94BAF.81255FC0-- --===============0741895614== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============0741895614==--