Re: RE: ISP Questions

At 12:14 PM 6/20/2001 -0400, St=E9phane Bergeron wrote:
>>The real draw I had to DSL was the static IP address and hosting=20
>>ability.  This
>>was something that cable wasn't willing to provide.
>
>Why not?  Mine is a static IP address since my connection is permanent.

My cable internet service provider also forbids using my IP as a static IP=
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and server. And the service is /residential/ -- even using it for a small=20
business is technically off-limits here. I don't usually read service=20
agreements, but this one is pretty big and bold in the booklet they left=20
with me.

I think this might have to do with the regulation of the cable industry in=
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general. In Illinois, USA, anyway, most cable providers (until recently=20
that meant television only) have service agreements and/or franchises with=
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municipalities that allow them to provide certain services to the residents.

This is going back to my newspaper days when I would report on the big, bad=
=20
cable companies who would pull a certain station because a new *local*=20
station showed up or maybe when they went to city councils and=20
negotiated/renewed their franchise agreements. As I recall, these=20
agreements can be very specific as to what the cable provider can and can=20
not do.

Anyway, that's my theory about the cable industry and why they're so=20
adamant about the types of service they provide.

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