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> This is ONLY a debate about whether control over our access should be in the hands of Internet Service Provider companies (ISPs) or… the Government. As far a
by T-R 16y ago
> This is ONLY a debate about whether control over our access should be in the hands of Internet Service Provider companies (ISPs) or… the Government.
As far as I'm aware, no one wants government to regulate the internet - Net Neutrality supporters just want rules saying that ISPs can't regulate it either. The issue of censorship is irrelevant, and could even be made explicitly so, if that's what legislators who oppose Net Neutrality are actually worried about.
> [ISPs] are regulated by YOU!
Except in areas where there's essentially a monopoly, and the high cost of entry into the market is likely to keep it this way, where ISPs are free to abuse their market position for fun and profit.
> who’s regulating the FCC?
The executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
> which hypothetical scenario is more likely? The FCC overstepping its current authority, or ISPs delivering services that its customers are not happy about?
... I'm speechless.
> Regulation = Freedom only in George Orwell’s 1984.
And Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle".
- sigil 16y ago> Except in areas where there's essentially a monopoly, and the high cost of entry into the market is likely to keep it this way, where ISPs are free to abuse their market position for fun and profit. Which areas do you have in mind? "The FCC’s own data shows that as of June 2008, 98 percent of zip codes have at least 2 broadband providers, and 88% of zip codes have at least 4 broadband providers." And given the trend of increased access identified in that FCC report, what leads you to suppose things are likely to stay a certain way? >> who’s regulating the FCC? > The executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Except the judicial branch, which the FCC decided to ignore after it started ruling the FCC does not have the authority to regulate the net. And except the executive branch, which already supports regulation of the net. It's a damn good thing we have three.