AT&T whining
2014-04-01 17:29:54.412967+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Who Should Pay for Netflix? | AT&T Public Policy Blog is the usual whining about how informed consumers are undermining the monopolistic shared services business model, but luckily the commenters are on it. I'm just gonna quote Nathan Robinson's comment:
Let me see if I got this right, Mr. Cicconi… in 1996 your industry accepted $200 Billion from US taxpayers to upgrade your infrastructure to all high speed fiber-optic connections which could EASILY handle this netflix traffic. Instead of using that money to upgrade said infrastructure, you payed it out as bonuses and dividends, thereby defrauding the taxpayers. Now that the demand is exceeding your outdated infrastructure you are looking for another bailout, this time from netflix, which given past actions, you will probably blow on bonuses and dividends instead of using to upgrade your infrastructure.
Is this correct? http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm
How about this: you can charge netflix a fee to carry their data, but you have to pay back the $200 Billion which you stole from the US taxpayers. Also, since you are charging netflix to carry their data, then you no longer need to charge your customers to deliver said data to them.
You make some excellent points, Mr. Cicconi. So,
- pay back the $200 Billion you stole from the American taxpayers
- stop trying to charge twice to deliver one set of data
- next time think before you shoot off your mouth