Darth Garth
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BellSouth Corp. confirmed Monday that it is pursuing discussions with Internet content companies to levy charges to reliably and speedily deliver their content and services.
Bill Smith, chief technology officer at BellSouth , justified content charging companies by saying they are using the telco's network without paying for it.
"Higher usage for broadband services drives more costs that we have to recover," he said in a telephone interview.
He suggested that Apple Computer might be asked to pay a nickel or a dime to insure the complete and rapid transmission of a song via the Internet, which is being used for more and more content-intensive purposes.
He cited Yahoo Inc.'s plans to stream reality TV shows as an example.
"It's the shipping business of the digital age," Smith said, arguing that consumers should welcome the pay-for-delivery concept.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={02432D2D-1EE0-4037-A15F-54B748D6CF26}&siteid=google
This all sounds like the mafia to me with the Godfather saying
"You know Apple accidents can happen ... our routers sometimes do weird things on occassion .... it would be a real shame if a customer can't download a song from you ... just think of us as your partners ... you buy insurance from us against problem like this ever happening"
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Bill Smith, chief technology officer at BellSouth , justified content charging companies by saying they are using the telco's network without paying for it.
"Higher usage for broadband services drives more costs that we have to recover," he said in a telephone interview.
He suggested that Apple Computer might be asked to pay a nickel or a dime to insure the complete and rapid transmission of a song via the Internet, which is being used for more and more content-intensive purposes.
He cited Yahoo Inc.'s plans to stream reality TV shows as an example.
"It's the shipping business of the digital age," Smith said, arguing that consumers should welcome the pay-for-delivery concept.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={02432D2D-1EE0-4037-A15F-54B748D6CF26}&siteid=google
This all sounds like the mafia to me with the Godfather saying
"You know Apple accidents can happen ... our routers sometimes do weird things on occassion .... it would be a real shame if a customer can't download a song from you ... just think of us as your partners ... you buy insurance from us against problem like this ever happening"
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