Should content providers pay for better Net infrastructure?

Iria · Feb 25, 2006, 12:17 AM

Internet content providers such as Google should pay for using new super-fast Internet access, Deutsche Telekom said in a report published Thursday.

In an interview with German weekly WirtschaftsWoche, Deutsche Telekom said the sector was debating charging companies like retailer Amazon.com and auction site eBay for offering their services over the Internet.
"These companies need infrastructure," Chief Executive Kai-Uwe Ricke was quote as saying.

"It cannot be that infrastructure providers like Telekom continue to invest, while others profit from it," said the CEO of Europe's biggest telecommunications company.

A similar discussion is already under way in the United States, where broadband providers have largely pledged that consumers will be able to access any Web site.
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EcPercy · Feb 25, 2006, 06:39 AM

I am getting tired of these stories.

Google like many other companies have to pay to connect to the internet. I am sure that bandwidth costs them a lot.

We, the consumer, also pay a fee to connect to the internet.

Why do ISP's thin that they should gain additional profit from the traffic we look at on Google.com or any other major site when we are paying to use the lines in the first place???????

OmegaRED · Feb 25, 2006, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by EcPercy

Why do ISP's thin that they should gain additional profit from the traffic we look at on Google.com or any other major site when we are paying to use the lines in the first place???????

Greed and envy.

ISP's envy Google and Amazon.com for making stratospheric profits using "their" internet and they want a piece of that.

My favorite quote:

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"It is not fair that only the customer, via the monthly subscription fee (for using the Internet), pays for this great new world," Ricke said.

Hahahahahahaha I love these greedy fucks. I can't stop chuckling just thinking about it.

Feb 25, 2006, 12:17 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Should content providers pay for better Net infrastructure? Internet content providers such as Google should pay for using new super-fast Internet access, Deutsche Telekom said in a report published Thursday. In an interview with German weekly WirtschaftsWoche, Deutsche Telekom said the sector was debating charging companies like retailer Amazon.com and auction site eBay for offering their services over the Internet. "These companies need infrastructure," Chief Executive Kai-Uwe Ricke was quote as saying. "It cannot be that infrastructure providers like Telekom continue to invest, while others profit from it," said the CEO of Europe's biggest telecommunications company. A similar discussion is already under way in the United States, where broadband providers have largely pledged that consumers will be able to access any Web site. __________ Read More / Source: News.com

Feb 25, 2006, 06:39 AM	#2
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	I am getting tired of these stories. Google like many other companies have to pay to connect to the internet. I am sure that bandwidth costs them a lot. We, the consumer, also pay a fee to connect to the internet. Why do ISP's thin that they should gain additional profit from the traffic we look at on Google.com or any other major site when we are paying to use the lines in the first place???????