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You could turn that argument around and say "we had neutrality and got corporate giants like FB, Google and Netflix" so let's try something else now. If the int
by zwieback 8y ago
You could turn that argument around and say "we had neutrality and got corporate giants like FB, Google and Netflix" so let's try something else now. If the internet providers could make more money by making Netflix pay that money could be invested to do other stuff.
Not sure I believe that line of argumentation either, though.
- api 8y agoPart of the problem in my mind is that most high speed Internet in the USA is provided by companies that have a vested interest in sabotaging the Internet and thus have a conflict of interest. They'd love to see something like the old TV cable model where customers have a small set of choices that must pay to play.
- pitaj 8y agoAnd the answer to that, and a true solution to net neutrality, is competition. We need to get rid of the regulations and agreements that hurt small ISPs at the local level.
- api 8y agoISPs are a natural monopoly unless you want this in your neighborhood: https://news.lovepattayathailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/maxresdefault-8-1.jpg https://news.lovepattayathailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2017... I also must point out that fighting a patchwork of local regulations is more expensive than building out the actual infrastructure. It's a slog through political and bureaucratic molasses.