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It won't. First of all, I think most are overestimating the effect - as mentioned, many other countries don't have similar legislation. It might make broadband

It won't. First of all, I think most are overestimating the effect - as mentioned, many other countries don't have similar legislation. It might make broadband more expensive, and it might make some Netflix-style bandwidth-heavy startups more difficult to start. But, the U.S. has almost a monopoly on Venture Capital, a huge concentration of skilled labor in Silicon Valley, a huge internal market, relatively more lenient regulation and many other advantages. For most startups, those advantages will outweigh any inconveniences or dangers the new playing field brings. I think it's akin to the danger from IP or whatever... if you're fearing that a big telco will try to shake you down, it means the startup is probably doing well (similar to when a startup is threatened with IP litigation).

notgoodenuff88 9y ago
"First of all, I think most are overestimating the effect - as mentioned, many other countries don't have similar legislation." Because a USA apple is the same as an EU orange? That is, do other rules they have make it such that they don't need this rule specifically? "But, the U.S. has almost a monopoly on Venture Capital, a huge concentration of skilled labor in Silicon Valley, a huge internal market, relatively more lenient regulation and many other advantages." This relies on your first assertion being true: that little will change. If bandwidth costs rise dramatically, are folks going to be keen to invest in startups with shortened run-ways? It's not one startup that's doing well, it's SV culture. It's doing far more than the other sectors of the economy, thus the shake down of the entire network by legacy players (GOP being more heavily funded by elder-statesmen if you will, of Comcast, Koch bros...)