To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
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To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
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Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#2When I was reading this, I was reminded of a company - Blockstream.
These guys are have a satellites which broadcasts bitcoin blockchain: https://blockstream.com/satellite/
I can be wrong but I wonder - what might be the impact of a non-neutral internet on cryptocurrencies?
Obviously any impact will depend on how much of bitcoin or any cryptocurrencies volumes are from US. I tried to look it up and found this page: https://coin.dance/volume/localbitcoins
Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#3I would love to create my own neighborhood wired network, but up front cost would be a problem, and I don't think my neighbors care that much.
Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#4No. To save the internet, we have to make the most gigantic stink the world has seen since the Trump election.
The solution is not "give up and let this pass, and then quietly try to work around it." It's "make the people in power pay DEARLY for their transgressions."
Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#5No. To save the internet, we have to make the most gigantic stink the world has seen since the Trump election. The solution is not "give up and let this pass, and then quietly try to work around it." It's "make the people in power pay DEARLY for their transgressions."
Your solution needs to be refreshed with each election, we need a permanent solution that won't be reversed 2 years later.
Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#6I would love to create my own neighborhood wired network, but up front cost would be a problem, and I don't think my neighbors care that much.
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#7All revolution aside...
I wonder if this might actually be the kick out of the nest for services like Starry need.
Out helplessness on the choice side of internet service is almost entirely a function of paying to run wires under roads. Remove the wires and...
Has seemed liked a nice to have most days...but now... negates the need for physical infrastructure to develop a network. The market could actually work as intended.
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#8I've met some of these people and they were very inspiring to me. Detroit has become a leader in mesh networking they have helped setup mesh networks in the US and overseas.
If we want faster net connections that cost less they've shown us the path.
Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#9> A future in which ISPs are owned by local governments, small businesses, nonprofit community groups, and the people they serve are the path forward and the only realistic way of ending big telecom’s stranglehold on America.
I'd like that. These day internet access is more like a utility. It helps people telecommute, do banking, grocery shopping even, pay bills, etc. If municipalities can handle providing water and sewage they should be lay some cable or provide a wireless solution in a more rural area.
At least there should be some provision where the big telecom companies cannot go around suing and bullying municipalities. Maybe have a Federal ban on states banning municipal ISPs.
If Verizon or Comcast want to come in and sell super-premium FIOS packages with fast transfer rates, they should be able to, but they shouldn't be able to squash or fight against the municipal internet.
The free market competition among the providers is just not happening and will probably never happen in a lot of areas. It has been enough years already, fiber technology is here, wireless as well, but hasn't helped enough. Time to stop pretending and using it as an excuse.
Re: To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
#10No. To save the internet, we have to make the most gigantic stink the world has seen since the Trump election. The solution is not "give up and let this pass, and then quietly try to work around it." It's "make the people in power pay DEARLY for their transgressions."
Is Trump able to override the FCC? Talk about a clear route for easy "heroism"