[TriLUG] Move over Google: Wilson, NC did it a long, long time ago

[Tim Jowers via TriLUG]

That is, I have felt for a few years now there is probably a market for at
least one alternative, "clean" network.  Clean in content, in how its
managed, in price gouging (SSL certs), etc. Not sure how it would be ramped
up; but, suspect there is a real market there.

Tim


On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Tim Jowers <timjowers at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just curious if anyone knows. Does state law apply to only "The Internet"
> or to any network of compute devices?
>
> Tim
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> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Jeff Patterson via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>> We are so screwed
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 1:58 PM, bak via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > If you would like to experience head-tilting puzzlement, and then
>> perhaps
>> > anger, here’s Fox News’ take on it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/26/fcc-approves-sweeping-internet-regulation-plan-obama-accused-meddling/
>> >
>> > I especially liked this from Ajit Pai:
>> >
>> > > Further, he pointed to slower Internet speeds in Europe, which largely
>> > treats the Internet as a public utility, in warning that the additional
>> > regulation will lead to less investment and slower speeds in the U.S. as
>> > well. "The Internet is not broken. There is no problem for the
>> government
>> > to solve," Pai said.
>> >
>> > —bak
>> >
>> >
>> > > On Feb 26, 2015, at 14:48, Ric Moore via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On 02/26/2015 02:24 PM, Pete Soper via TriLUG wrote:
>> > >> Wilson's gigabit
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/01/17/377757372/as-cities-push-for-their-own-broadband-cable-firms-say-not-so-fast
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
>> > > "There are two Great Sins in the world...
>> > > ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
>> > > Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
>> > > http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html
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