Re:Americans from Both Political Parties Overwhelmingly Supp...
by rootusrootus on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @03:24PM
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Only two of those things are communication channels, and one of those has a plausible case for tolls. And that same one is also heavily regulated.
Comcast has an effective monopoly on service to my home, granted to them by the gov't, paid for to some extent with my own tax dollars. They should be regulated.
And to be completely frank, the gov't should own the last mile wiring and make it available at central locations to any ISP who shows up. Then _maybe_ you have a plausible argument for allowing ISPs to discriminate on content, because I'm more likely to have options to switch to a competitor.
Comcast has an effective monopoly on service to my home, granted to them by the gov't, paid for to some extent with my own tax dollars. They should be regulated.
And to be completely frank, the gov't should own the last mile wiring and make it available at central locations to any ISP who shows up. Then _maybe_ you have a plausible argument for allowing ISPs to discriminate on content, because I'm more likely to have options to switch to a competitor.