complain to your city representation
Our local reps can't require anything as the House of representatives pretty much castrated them on the issue. Cable and the credit industry have free rein, as they own many of our politicians from the ground up.
I have written, pleaded in person and via email and telephone, recieved many promises of " we'll do something soon- it's being drafted as we speak-" only to see days become weeks become years become decades and no movement on the issue.
It's silly that the internet is not declared a utility, that newspapers and other ad-financed business who's web presence could be boosted by the rural people who have no access to major stores -especially the video and music sites- ignore the loss of such a potential market.
Many of us have stopped reading online sites, because due to the content rich webpages it takes so long for an article to load on your computer, we become frustrated and simply don't go there. The new york times and the washington post are excellent examples, any article takes several minutes to load, and are often cut off because of the timeouts on the server, which to add insult to injury is made even worse by their unblockable popups advertizing NETFLCKS new internet downloads! Sheeesh!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
