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AIUI the basic argument against net neutrality is "government regulation is bad, capitalism is good, let the ISPs do what they want and have the free market sor
by eridius 9y ago
AIUI the basic argument against net neutrality is "government regulation is bad, capitalism is good, let the ISPs do what they want and have the free market sort it out". And of course this is worth a lot of money to the ISPs. But the big problem here is there is no free market for ISPs.
- AnimalMuppet 9y ago> But the big problem here is there is no free market for ISPs. What is the average number of ISPs available to a home? I have no data, but I'm guessing it's not very many. Not enough that there is effectively a free market.
- eridius 9y agoExactly. I believe that, for most places in the US, it's 1 or 2, though I don't actually have any concrete data.
- Msurrow 9y agoFor reference we have about 15 ISPs in Denmark (however not all of them cover all parts if the country). For my 100/20mbit line I’m paying ~$47 USD.. with no caps, limits or whatever. If there is an argument against Net neutrality thats based on a free market, doesnt that actually require you guys to have a free market in the first place?