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> If you have a choice of two ISPs and one of them is net neutral, the other is not, which one are you going to choose? I strongly favor net neutrality, but pe
by forapurpose 9y ago
> If you have a choice of two ISPs and one of them is net neutral, the other is not, which one are you going to choose?
I strongly favor net neutrality, but personally my decision depends on price and other factors too. For example, I always can pay for a $400/month for a net-neutral private T1 line with 1.4 Mbps, but probably I won't.
As for others: Few end users understand the technical basics required to grasp net neutrality, few are aware of the net neutrality issue, and fewer still understand the principle of freedom-as-in-speech and can grasp its impact. I've had many people ask me for advice on ISPs; not one ever asked about net neutrality. To function, the market relies on educated consumers with access to information; that's not the case here, just like consumers can't choose between airline safety measures.
Regardless, few ISP markets have more than 2 vendors and no vendor offers this sort of thing - can you name one ISP of any size that offers net neutrality? The barrier to entry is too high for a newcomer to break in and sell it, even if there was demand.