Why should the government be regulating something that should be free market? Let the consumers decide if they are willing to use companies that engage in such behavior and let the government only step in if the companies are actually engaging in unfair or unethical business practices.
The government already stepped in to create local monopolies, so now the government needs to step in to keep the monopolies from abusing their position.
I disagree, the government should remove the regulations that prevent new companies from forming and take away any subsidies from the companies that have monopolies. Many of the local monopolies have unhappy customers who would love to cease dealing with those companies so if new companies are allowed to form and offer better services then the customers will switch.
Yup, companies shouldn't get the benefits of less regulation without the actual market competition. Companies of course would love to be a local monopoly or oligopoly and as well have no regulation. Much like the monstrous corrupt healthcare system the US has, either a free market solution or a nationalized system would probably be better than the current mess.
Do we really need to have this discussion? Again? You are literally trying to sell us on the idea that companies can be trusted with our rights. History tells us that we cannot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_v._Alabama
Not to mention that they're going to do literally anything they can as long as it gives them money and power.
It's almost like you have not learned any of the entirety of human-kind's history.
Marsh v Alabama actually proves my point. The government stepped in when rights were actually being infringed upon. That's when the government should step in, not preemptively when it isn't happening.
I'm fully aware the same reason true unbridled capitalism won't work is the same reason communism won't work: human nature. But that doesn't stop me from wanting to get closer to true capitalism. I'm in the AnCap and Minarchist ideological realms (depends on the day and topic as to which one I'm identifying with).
Why should the government be regulating something that should be free market?
Because it's nowhere near a free market. Start up ISP's can't use incumbent carrier's lines, and our tax dollars went to these companies to build out their networks.
Now, that said, I only endorse NN on last-mile networks. NN must apply to the Comcast, AT&T, and Time Warners of the world, but backhaul networks should certainly be regulated under a different set of rules.
Unfortunately both sides are so corrupt and busy yelling past each other that the nuance is completely lost from the discussion.
I'm curious how stopping a company from censoring your connection by source irreparably harms the US.