arstechnica.com — Once it became clear that FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell would not vote on the AT&T/BellSouth merger currently pending before the Commission, AT&T got serious about bringing the two Democratic commissioners on board. Yesterday the company filed a second set of merger conditions that offered new concessions on network neutrality and other matters
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tomboy501Dec 30, 2006
Here's an interesting take along those lines. Everything is not always what it appears to be.<a class="user" href="http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/29/2604993.html">http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/29/2604993.html</a>"The day the internet became cable television: Dec. 29, 2006"
terrachronosDec 30, 2006
Thats no moon, its a Space Station!!!!!!!
poornbrokenDec 30, 2006
um.. actually under COX cable, local calls are free. 5c/min maybe long distance. though i think under certain plans, that is "free" too.you have no idea how much of a pain it is maintaining multiple carriers when you need to open multiple locations across a state. a consolidated bill saves alot of time, imho.its much easier, support-wise, when transfering a number under the same carrier, instead of a whole nother carrier.you obviously don't deal with many carriers very often, do you?
rossirooDec 30, 2006
Strong?? Strong like a wet paper towel strong?
mehtajrDec 30, 2006
Unfortunately, the agreement on net neutrality is only valid for 24 months after the merger's closing date or until Congress enacts legislation that "substantially addresses 'network neutrality' obligations of broadband Internet access." Whichever comes first. The fight just got delayed, not won.
Closed AccountDec 30, 2006
they really didn't make any real concessions, read the fine print: <a class="user" href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061229/001833.shtml">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061229/001833.shtml</a>
Closed AccountDec 30, 2006
@poornbrokenfrequencies? uh, no. you are completely off base. the contents of the packets show what type of information it contains. all packets are sent in the same manner... you need to re-check your references.if a packet's information is encrypted then you cannot tell what is in it without decrypting, which you cannot do without the keys (or lots of computational time).
dendenDec 30, 2006
As a BellSouth customer, all I can say is I'm happy to see the coming of affordable STAND-ALONE DSL! (No phone number needed!)
cytranicDec 30, 2006
This will be great for the compitition!
genghis1Dec 30, 2006
Japan - Capitalist with big business in control for the last 50 yearsRussia - Socialist for the last 50 years or so, until recently.Who is leading the world as far as leading edge hi-tech development and products?What hi-tech products do we import from the Soviet Union?Get a f**king clue - Socialism sucks