http://www.metafilter.com/tags/PacBell Posts tagged with 'PacBell' at MetaFilter. Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:27:56 -0800 Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:27:56 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/16057/ <a href="http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,2198,3531_1001611,00.html">The California Public Utilities Commission says it can regulate DSL</a> In what is being hailed as a victory by the <a href="http://www.cispa.org">California ISP Association</a>, the <a href="http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/">CPUC</a> has ruled that it will regulate DSL providers similar in manner to the state's power and telephone utilities. While this move could certainly curtail the big boys like <a href="http://public.pacbell.net/">PacBell</a> from running roughshod over their smaller competitors, it seems like small, locally-owned ISP's may not have the resources to withstand state scrutiny. Of course, the CPUC could handle this issue as well as they handled <a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/power.crisis/">the so-called power 'crisis'</a> in the state last year. Is more regulation better than less? tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.16057 Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:27:56 -0800 CPUC DSL electicity internet IS ISPs PacBell power WolfDaddy http://www.metafilter.com/9400/ <a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2001/07/31/pucdsl.DTL">PacBell seeks to secure a monopoly</a> Californians urged to contact the PUC to put the brakes on PacBell's plan to kill the independent ISP. Should they be allowed to take their toys and go home or be forced to share? And, what effect will this have on the future of tech companies if PacBell is able to lock out DSL competition? tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9400 Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:06:45 -0800 business California DSL internet ISP ISPs monopoly PacBell sillygit