Comments on: Yes to Internet for all; No to regulation http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/ News and information on broadband use, policy, and trends Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: How important is Government support of broadband? « Blandin on Broadband http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-7415 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:38:51 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-7415 [...] keep teachers. In the past, I’ve accused research and surveys of reflecting the American ideal of wanting everything – maybe this new turn (and use of priority, which is a comparative term) reflects a recognition [...]

]]> By: Minnesota Broadband Task Force Recommendations are unveiled! « Blandin on Broadband http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-6284 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:46 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-6284 [...] Minnesota Broadband Task Force Recommendations are unveiled! The Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Broadband Report is unveiled today. (Get it here!) It’s been more than a year in the making. It’s a consensus document, which is admirable given the strange bedfellows who worked together to create the report and the trend toward people insisting on what they want without consequence or compromise. [...]

]]> By: Ann Treacy http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-5529 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:08:37 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-5529 Chris – I think a lot has to do with how they ask the question, but also that the question seems to be asked in a vacuum where there are no causes or consequences. Unfortunately in the wrong hands I think that leads to policy decisions that fail to consider cause or consequence. Your example of saving a few bucks versus saving a local retail shop is perfect! It’s a shortsighted decision.

Maybe we need to do a survey that asks about causes and consequences!

]]> By: christopher mitchell http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-5526 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:31:25 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.org/2009/06/15/yes-to-internet-for-all-no-to-regulation/#comment-5526 These are such difficult questions. I wonder if the answers were different if instead of “government regulation” the question were whether one favored having multiple service provider options available over the DSL, cable, or fiber connection (as was done 10 years ago).

As for online taxes, if it were asked if we should continue discouraging local businesses by allowing giant online retailers to avoid paying taxes, there might be a different answer (although I shudder to think how many would still rather save a few bucks at the long term expense of their community).

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