[ale] Republicans’ “Internet Freedom Act” would wipe out net neutrality | Ars Technica

[Michael Trausch]

Perhaps the Internet needs rebuilt by the people. Encrypted wireless mesh networks with low-power nodes that can collectively deliver good bandwidth. A virtual circuit protocol on top to control path jitter, and get rid of the big boys entirely...?

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> On Mar 7, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Brian Mathis <brian.mathis+ale at betteradmin.com> wrote:
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> With services like this, you need to have local monopolies on some level, otherwise you'd have a different set of wires running everywhere for each service provider, and the streets would be constantly under construction as other providers were installing new lines, etc..., which has other negative impacts.  This is the reason that exclusive franchises are granted in the first place (often with large tax breaks).