On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, David Honig wrote:
At 12:09 PM 12/6/00 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
* Common carriers are regulated closely by the FCC and states. (Think: Approval required before raising prices.) ou don't want to be one.
Yes, this was brought up recently when I mentioned common carrier protections for financial service providers, like the Texans. It should be possible to separate the non-responsibility-for-content from the *eminent-domain-derived* regulation of the copper-wire-plant monopoly.
There are also issues of user rights. The 'common' means that it is a common resource for all in the community, shared. As a consequence any 'filtering' is highly injurious. Something to do with the 1st maybe?... But as a consequence it's other activities are regulated in the 'public interest'. ____________________________________________________________________ Before a larger group can see the virtue of an idea, a smaller group must first understand it. "Stranger Suns" George Zebrowski The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------