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In article <3171758c.1541757@news.enteract.com> Josh Landess,
jlandess@starnetinc.com writes:
>The net, like anything else, has inherent limitations.  There is only
>a certain amount of data that its can handle in its present form.
   If "market forces" were set to drive Internet prices up, the long
distance companies wouldn't be demanding this censorship of their rivals,
now would they?  The simple fact is that when you pay for a dialup
account with an Internet Provider, you pay for all the access you can
cram down a 28.8k modem line.  Whether it's those silly pictures on the
Netscape Home Page, or a telephone conversation, that amount of bandwidth
is used up for most of the time you're on-line.  Notice that the I-phone
connection goes via that modem; hence, it uses substantially less
bandwidth than an ISDN line, which is what effectively is used up by one
standard telephone conversation.  You use 28.8k with I-phone, versus 64k
for the standard.  What the phone companies want banned, therefore, is
the Internet Provider's ability to offer people a wider range of options
as to how much voice quality they are willing to sacrifice in order to
get a cheaper connection!  This is absolutely contrary to the spirit of
the "Free Market" propaganda we hear spouted from every politician's
lips, but of course, wholly in the spirit of what they actually intend.

   Note also that the Free Market does not force people to get a good
deal.  If people like you are willing to meekly acquiesce to rate
increases and service cuts, this will DEFINE the new demand curve, and
cause those increases and cuts.  Whereas those who shop around for the
best deal benefit not only themselves, but all other consumers as well,
by rewarding good companies for good service.