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> So net neutrality is really a side issue to competition. No, net neutrality is not a side-issue to competition. Competition would mitigate some of the harms

> So net neutrality is really a side issue to competition. No, net neutrality is not a side-issue to competition. Competition would mitigate some of the harms of non-neutrality, but it does not address the full picture. Non-discrimination is essential both for consumers and for content producers[0]. Non-neutrality has an incredibly chilling effect on business, even if it only applies to a portion of the population[1]. We need both neutrality and competition; we can't sacrifice either one for the other. [0] ie, web companies, startups [1] https://avc.com/2014/01/vc-pitches-in-a-year-or-two/ https://avc.com/2014/01/vc-pitches-in-a-year-or-two/

KaiserPro 12y ago
As someone who works for a content producer, the only place to make money is in the gatekeeping to content. Once again, with competition that sort of practice doesn't work. If a service is popular it will cost customers to ban it. Nokia phones came with music for the best part of 3 years, it didn't stop the rise of spotify. (back when data cost £1 a megabyte) Spotify is bundled with many contracts here in the UK, but people still use other services. None of those VC ideas are businesses, it won't be net neutrality that stops them it'll be common sense. Who invests in clones of already loss making services?