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- Thriving competition indeed. Unfortunately Erick's statement that "Microsoft killed off Netscape with Internet Explorer" perpetuates the myth the regulators are scared about in the...
- It's clear that you need to brush up on the facts before commenting. No, Level3 is not an ILEC. Qwest is, of course. And, no, Internet access is not at all like POTS. We are, most emphatically,...
- I totally agree with you that we all need to put down our pens (or rather our keyboards for this matter), and understand that we are doing great harm to those journalists, institutions, or other...
- Your issue as I understand it is with Level 3 - are they an ILEC? Isn't Qwest (or a local coop) the ILEC there in Laramie? Two - you provide services a lot like a local exchange - I would guess...
- Yes, I will agree that you are not "getting me." First of all, I do not buy unbundled network elements (UNEs), nor am I a CLEC. I am a wireless ISP -- a true last mile provider and an...
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Lest any of us forget how lucky we are to live in a country where our speech rights are (largely) protected from oppressive government laws… Adam Liptak of the New York Times reminds us today in a wonderful front-page article: “Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to O
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Welcome to the United States. Prepare to be offended. Part of tolerance is the ability to disagree with others while allowing their views to be expressed, even if you find their views offensive and subversive.
"People who are willing to sacrifice their freedom for security don't deserve their freedom at all." (I'm paraphrasing here.) This goes especially for freedom of speech. _Fahrenheit 451_ and _1984_ are about worlds where offensive content is censored, everyone is kept placated, and people live in oppresive regimes. But at least no one is offended, right?