[1st-mile-nm] Broadband op-ed in today's Albuquerque Journal

[J A Leach]

For my part, my apologies to all on the list for the chatter.

J. A. 'Jack' Leach
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Who ever is sending this needs to take me off the email list. I have little
time to hear about what the government is and is not doing (let alone
everyone's thoughts about it). Thank you for helping me alleviate unneeded
congestion on my email.

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[mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] On Behalf Of Gnarlodious
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On 7/27/10, Harris, Brian wrote:

> As long as the FCC hews to this mutually contradictory notion we will
> continue to be stuck in the dark ages.  There is ample evidence that
> firms won't invest in their infrastructure

The entire concept of "infrastructure investment" amounts to corporate
welfare. The real solution is encouraging "Public Utility" approach to
internet access, and to declare the wires (or fiber) to be "The Commons"
which are owned by the public.

The water and sewage pipes going into our homes are not owned by any
for-profit corporation for a good reason. Imagine a despotic business
putting a meter on your sewage pipe, how much would it eventually cost you
to flush your toilet? That is the situation under the current monopoly where
either Comcast or Qwest OWNS the wire running into your house.

For a preview if where broadband is going, look at the trend with Cable TV
in the decades since it was invented. Private investors "own"
that cable through the charter of a corporation. Yet every year the cables
have become more pervasive and uglier, content has gotten ever more
offensive and service has reached the expense level where it is a target for
thieves. And who can blame them? Why pay through the nose for crap when you
can steal it?

At very least, ISPs should be tightly regulated, like the gas company.
But ideally, "The Commons" should include information infrastructure just
like it includes water pipes and public roads. The system works and let's
kick the greedy corporations out!

-- Rachel Cogent, Santa Fe
http://Gnarlodious.com
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