In a piece about the state of our U.S. internet service, Steve Bristow writes: "Our multifarious jurisdictions possess many linear feet of Byzantine, contradictory regulations. Old-line telecom companies deploy 10,000 layers and lobbyists. Those lobbyists are cash cows for elected officials. All want to control at the bit and byte level, maintain status quo and preserve nickel-and-dime regulatory folly."
read his entire op-ed piece from Monday's Seattle P-I.
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Seems to me conistent with U.S. policy with anything they can get away with - for instance, it's been a longtime that North Americans have had inferior TV, to Europe especially. Even now, with HD on the horizon for introduction next February - seems cold feet may push that back yet again.
And, there's our commitment to high quality foods and agricultural practices. That's why the French and other discriminating countries refuse our beef, or corporate seed sources, or our genetically manipulated food sources.
So, why not the internet? Inferior is often better, to commercialize at cost-optimal advantages.
Sad, but true.
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