Michael wrote: when I talk on the phone, using telecommunications companies' systems, my voice is digitized and sent as data over their systems; why can't they get it through their heads that ALL digital data (voice, music, movies, etc) should be able to be shuttled around on the networks with no more or less priority than other forms of communications are as of right now.
That's kind of the point of this, I thought. They (the companies, the legislators, etc.) do completely get that all digital data should be treated that way. They also get that they are required to do so by law with voice data but are not required (yet) for other data.
And when there's something not required to be on a level playing field, that's an opportunity to tweak and adjust and wring extra money out of things. And extra money is why "should" doesn't mean "will". They only *will* do it when they *have* to do it.
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Jim @ Mar 30th 2007 12:10AM
Michael wrote:
when I talk on the phone, using telecommunications companies' systems, my voice is digitized and sent as data over their systems; why can't they get it through their heads that ALL digital data (voice, music, movies, etc) should be able to be shuttled around on the networks with no more or less priority than other forms of communications are as of right now.
That's kind of the point of this, I thought. They (the companies, the legislators, etc.) do completely get that all digital data should be treated that way. They also get that they are required to do so by law with voice data but are not required (yet) for other data.
And when there's something not required to be on a level playing field, that's an opportunity to tweak and adjust and wring extra money out of things. And extra money is why "should" doesn't mean "will". They only *will* do it when they *have* to do it.