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I "trust" the telecoms more, because it's illegal to start a competitor to the FCC if I don't like how they're doing their job. That's not to say that the curr
by cheald 12y ago
I "trust" the telecoms more, because it's illegal to start a competitor to the FCC if I don't like how they're doing their job.
That's not to say that the current batch of telecoms are trustworthy, but at least there is recourse in the form of competition (see: Google Fiber), while if the FCC goes off the deep end we're irrevocably pooched. And...we have immediate history demonstrating that the FCC is corruptible for external agendas. I don't know why people think they would suddenly become above reproach if net neutrality legislation were enacted.
- GeneralMayhem 12y agoGoogle Fiber - and any competition, for that matter - do not exist in the vast majority of the country. My point is the FCC regime is not guaranteed to be better in the long run, but it can hardly be worse, and has the potential to be excellent.
- johndevor 12y ago>it can hardly be worse I'd check that assumption. There's plenty of evidence to show that government does a poor job regulating companies. Often times it's the companies that control the regulations.