10 Nov 2014 1:40 pm
Nice talking point lie Puss.RichClem » 10 Nov 2014 1:17 pm » wrote:So you think putting Beltway politicians and unaccountable bureaucrats in charge is a better idea?
Obama does not want to put government in charge of the internet.
He is asking the FCC to reclassify broadband as a public utility, to help stop ISPs from creating internet slow lanes.
On what planet do you believe that there is enough competition among ISPs?Clem: There's enough competition and more in the works that will prevent any domination of the internet by a large corporation or two.
Internet access providers, especially certain very large ones, have done a pretty good job of divvying up the nation to leave most Americans with only one or two choices for decent high-speed Internet access. Many of us don't like those options.
That’s one reason folks have been looking to the FCC to enact neutrality rules. If there’s no competition, customers can’t vote with their wallets when ISPs behave badly. Beyond the neutrality issue, oligopolies also have little incentive to invest, not only in decent customer service, but also in building out world-class Internet infrastructure so that U.S. innovators can continue to compete internationally.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/h ... nity-fiber
If you really preferred freedom, you would be in favor of net neutrality.Clem: I prefer freedom. Leftists like you prefer government control.