Re: Court Tosses FCC's 'Net Neutrality' Rules
Simeon Miteff <[email protected]>
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On 15 Jan 2014, at 4:38 PM, Graham Leggett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 15 Jan 2014, at 4:26 PM, Calvin Browne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I resent you assuming I can't do the necessary due diligence to buy a >> product from an ISP just like I resent the fact you want me to pay more >> for my plane tickets because you're too lazy to do your homework on the >> contract you enter into with your airline of choice ;-) > > We have trading standards for a reason. If I buy internet access, I want internet access, and no I'm not lazy to expect a product with a given name to meet a certain minimum standard. > > If you want to offer "internet access (with a catch)" there should be nothing stopping you, just don't try market it as "internet access”. Hmmm… The idea that service levels should be accurately described is a good one. The idea that there should be a standard definition of service levels to assist consumers in their decision making is noble in principle but the market won’t do that by itself, so it will require regulation (which, btw, I think will happen quite soon). The idea that certain services shouldn’t be differentiated in quality and price is a philosophical argument which has to do with market economy vs market society, and is probably off-topic :-) _______________________________________________ IOZ mailing list [email protected] http://lists.internet.org.za/mailman/listinfo/ioz