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Net neutrality is "good" in the sense that it has some regulations that "should" stop the carriers from making the Internet much worse than it already is - with
by mtgx 10y ago
Net neutrality is "good" in the sense that it has some regulations that "should" stop the carriers from making the Internet much worse than it already is - with the caveat that the FCC actually enforces those rules, and so far it hasn't (maybe it was just waiting for the Court to uphold these rules - we'll see).
But these net neutrality rules won't really make the Internet "better" in the U.S., until the ISPs get much better competition, mainly at the local level. Right now this is often not possible because of "other regulations" that essentially give exclusive rights/monopoly to an ISP over a certain area.
If you want "better Internet", eliminating those local monopolies should be the main goal for policy changes going forward. It's something Republicans should vigorously support as well (free market!), but for some reason (read: campaign donations) they do not.
- gm-conspiracy 10y agoBefore rayiner replies to this and insists it is not a monopoly, but a "non-exclusive franchise agreement", I give you this link: Cable TV Franchises as Barriers to Video Competition http://www.vjolt.net/vol12/issue1/v12i1_a2-Hazlett.pdf http://www.vjolt.net/vol12/issue1/v12i1_a2-Hazlett.pdf