I oppose limiting access to ANY sites because freedom (in my mind anyway) is about access to all ideas but on the big business level you must admit that charging for access is a very attractive and profitable idea. I would not be surprised at all to see the large ISPs begin to try to implement a pay-by-site (or pay-by-site-package) model. In order to maximize their chances to succeed without a massive public outcry, they would plan to do it a little at a time. One way to start "a little at a time" would be by starting with the mobile Internet for example.
jack Martha Huizenga wrote: > Well, I can't believe this would actually happen. We certainly aren't > going to charge for visiting sites on a per site basis. Are you? With > all the talks from the FCC about getting access to the underserved and > unserved areas of the nation, I can't believe they would let this happen > either. I googled this and saw items referring to all ISPs are in talks > with content providers. Maybe the big guys, but not all ISPs are talking > about charging for content. > > If you read the links to the Telus products they are for mobile Internet > on your cell phone, not Internet on your computer. These are really two > different things. > > just my two cents.....I'd like to hear what others have found. > > Martha Huizenga > DC Access, LLC > > > Victoria Proffer wrote: > >> Could this ever happen? >> http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality2 >> >> Of my almost 17 years as an ISP, I find it hard to believe. >> How could the LECs possibly block all the sites? >> If this is true, what could we do to stop it? >> >> Thanks for your thoughts. >> >> Victoria Proffer >> CEO >> St. Louis Broadband >> Visit us @ >> www.StLBroadband.com >> 314-974-5600 >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" Vendor-Neutral Wireless Design-Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting FCC License # PG-12-25133 Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
