Re:Ajit Pai confirmed as new head of the FCC
by curt15 on Monday January 23, 2017 @08:28PM
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>Modulo things like natural monopolies, unaccounted-for externalities, etc, isn't the opposite usually true?
The purpose of "net neutrality" is precisely to combat the problem of natural monopolies in the ISP market and the inevitable abuses that result. Perhaps a better solution which has seen some success in other countries at promoting competition is local loop unbundling, but this guy has shown no sign of preferring that.
The purpose of "net neutrality" is precisely to combat the problem of natural monopolies in the ISP market and the inevitable abuses that result. Perhaps a better solution which has seen some success in other countries at promoting competition is local loop unbundling, but this guy has shown no sign of preferring that.