Separated at Birth?
April 14th, 2008 by Tim KarrEd Whitacre, Former CEO of AT&T
Whitacre
To BusinessWeek: “Now what they would like to do is use my pipes free, but I ain’t going to let them do that because we have spent this capital and we have to have a return on it. So there’s going to have to be some mechanism for these people who use these pipes to pay for the portion they’re using. Why should they be allowed to use my pipes?”
Neil Berkett, CEO of Virgin Media
Berkett
Berkett told Royal Television Society Magazine, “this net neutrality thing is a load of bollocks.” He claimed that any video content provider that refused to pay Virgin a premium for faster access would have to get stuck in “bus lanes,” having their content delivered to end users at much slower speeds than that of rich content providers. Virgin is the second biggest ISP in Britain.
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Berkett in Song |
Berkett’s arrogant comments are eerily similar to those of his long-lost twin in San Antonio. And they have already sparked a reaction among the netroots.
Check out OsoTrue’s musical response, in which he croons to Berkett:
“Stop infringing on my Net Neutrality; it’s the way our generation speaks internationally. Cancel my service and bid Virgin farewell, and please tell Mr. Neil Berkett that he can go to hell.”
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Alien Warning |
This video response from usMembers takes a more galactic view of Berkett:
“We have heard the voices of many speaking out against your actions. You have opened the door to a domino effect that will destroy the very foundation of all we have created,” says a voice from outer space. “You have opened Pandora’s Box and must now face your demons.”
Funny. And sad.
