Big US ISPs Roll Out Push Polling to Stop Cheap Internet
From ZeroPaid: Big US ISPs Roll Out Push Polling to Stop Cheap Internet
The big ISPs are using intentionally-leading questions to force the result they want. From the article: “It seems that ISPs are working around the clock to maintain the status quo - and their monopolies.” That sounds about right. If you live in North Carolina, now would be a really good time to drop a note to your state legislators telling them you want faster Internet access cheaper, no matter who provides it. (The city of Wilson, NC has a blog discussing this issue and the bills involved.)
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April 29th, 2009 at 8:28 am
I would love to do one of those “push polls”:
Do you think that Time-Warner are:
a.) a bunch of pirates,
b.) a bunch of lying thieves,
c.) too stupid to find their hind ends without a map and a tour guide?
They’ve probably given themselves a misleading name, like People for Fairness
in Internet Service, rather than an accurate name like Greedy Jerks For the
Preservation of Greedy Jerk Profits.
And they still let too many spammers set up shop with them, as long as the
check clears…
– Tom