At 11:00 PM -0400 10/7/05, Christian Kuhtz wrote: >What's your point? Are you seriously suggesting this should be regulated?
It doesn't appear necessary at all; industry self-regulation seems to be working just fine here... (one might claim almost too well :-) ) >.. let the customers draw their own consequences and conclusions based on the >actions of the companies who serve them. >Thankfully, Internet connectivity is ubiquitous for the most part, and this is >hardly the same as essential services (those who consider it that, are fools >not to have diversity). Those un-essential Internet services increasingly carry voice services that are considered essential by many consumers, and for whom diversity is not a realistic option. Leaving them completely open to the consequences of service provider actions would be quite an innovative curve in public policy. /John
