http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/ Engadget Comments for Verizon FiOS subscribers get CBS shows and VOD http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Mar 20th 2006 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Mar 21st 2006 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Mar 21st 2006 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Mar 21st 2006 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Mar 21st 2006 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Mar 21st 2006 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/20/verizon-fios-subscribers-get-cbs-shows-and-vod/Who submitted this with a KCOY picture? I'm in NC now, but I lived in Lompoc for 9 years and tripped out seeing a Santa Maria, CA TV station's call letters. What's it got to do with the story, or is the Evan Blass from the area? Maybe just a Michael Jackson fan?
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I guess you all really don't care about net neutrality.

If you don't get it, it boils down to this:

Exclusive content for ISPs will fracture the Internet. It creates bubbles of content that only certain users of the Internet can access. What if CBS had a show that everyone wanted to watch, but it was only available to Verizon customers? What's to stop the big content providers from signing exclusive deals across the board with one single, nation-wide ISP? It looks like a monopoly in the making to me and we need to stop it before it gets out of hand.

Content on the Internet must not be cut up into pieces like this. If a large amount of desirable content falls into the hands of one ISP, how will the others compete? Why would anyone want to be on a different ISP? Once the ISP has all the exclusive deals, what's to stop them from charging monopoly prices for access to their network?

It is a dangerous situation indeed.

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I've never heard of a HDTV wonder card. Can you tell us more about it?

In Howard County, MD, we're supposed to be getting FIOS soon and I'm looking forward to it to get away from Comcast for a bit. Their prices have really gone up.

Riskable -

I'm not sure I agree with you on the big deal with verizon signing this exclusive content thing with CBS. If Verizon comes in and doesn't let anyone else offer TV/Internet services, then I'll be scared. But if they're just getting exclusive content. That's not a big deal. we still have a choice. and it'll push other providers to come up with their own content.

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