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Re:More than 800 startups sign letter objecting to plans to ... by briandear on Friday April 28, 2017 @06:58AM (#14218386)
Net neutrality isn't free market. I am not saying it's bad -- but I am saying that a private ISP being forced to do something isn't free market at all.

Net neutrality is a solution to the wrong problem. The real problem is lack of real ISP competition in many areas. If there were actually a free market with ISPs, then consumers could pick the service that delivers data in a way that is pleasing to them.

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Re:More than 800 startups sign letter objecting to plans to ... by tremon on Friday April 28, 2017 @09:39AM (#14219243)
Please read up on the difference between a free person and a free market. A market is free when all participants (both buyers and sellers) have equal power. Large businesses and corporations skew that balance because of their size, so regulation is a necessity to ensure that free market.
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