I don't think that's what he's saying. He's saying that ad hoc networks never took off because normal ISPs were good enough. Normal ISPs were good enough becaus

I don't think that's what he's saying. He's saying that ad hoc networks never took off because normal ISPs were good enough. Normal ISPs were good enough because of net neutrality. Now that net neutrality no longer forces ISPs to provide equal service levels for all data someone may want to access, there's an opening for ad hoc networks to fill.