[1st-mile-nm] IEEE: 5G is in Danger of Being Oversold

[John Osmon]

On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 11:24:47AM -0500, Steve Ross wrote:
> [...] That means sharing the fiber backhaul as well. So
> national carriers should devolve into small regional carriers having
> monopolies on the access but not on the content. That's the worldwide ideal.

Preach it brother!  An imperfect mapping to the OSI layers gives us:
   Access == network layer 2  (Access)
  Content == network layer 3  (Internet)

The combination of Access/Internet in a single entity gives rise to the
stanglehold that most want to fix with Network Neutrality.

Access providers have the means to provide connectivity between
customers and Internet providers.  The choose to use the two layers
in a monopolistic fashion.

In New Mexico, Qwest and Windstream DSL services used to have a clear
demarcation between Access (DSL) and Content (which ISP you used).
During this time, there was a lot of competition in the ISP market -- if
you wanted to change, you'd call the DSL provider, and have them switch
your access link to another ISP.

Creating environments that encourage the separation of the two services
will promote competition.  But how do you explain this to the common
man?  They just want their Internet to work...