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Uncouple technology infrastructure from content (Cable, phone, wireless) Net Neutrality in the Extreme

Uncouple ALL technology infrastrucutre (Cable, phone, wireless) from the content provided on that network.  This is network neutrality in the exterme, but what it means is that while one company owned the cable run to your home, you could get service from any provider and the same goes for cell phones. 

This would be similar to the deregulation of phone service, but applied to both cable and wireless (cellular) networks. 

This would allow you, the consumer, for example to pick a content provider for your cable that offered channels a la carte!  No more pricing tiers and bundles of garbage you don't want.  It would allow you to take your wireless phone to a different service provider at a whim, you'd still use the same phsyical network of towers but customer service and billing and services would be handled by a different company of your choice. 

0 Comments  »  Posted by jb510 on 1/13/2009 5:56 PM

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