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.
> 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.
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.