Re:The FCC is about to kill net neutrality. It's time to pro...
by candiodari on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:07AM
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While it's perhaps true that Ajit Pai is no worse than FED chairmen (and the current chairwoman, Janet Yellen), that should be seen as a damning indictment of the Federal Reserve system rather than and endorsement of the current FCC leadership.
What's next ? Supreme court judges "sponsored" by Monsanto ? Wouldn't really be any worse than this, really.
> This is something that can be resolved as it has been with contract law and consumer choice -- same as with Google, Apple, etc. --
> there's no need for the government to be involved at the federal level
You're talking about monopolists. If anybody could open a telco (which isn't possible for physical reasons) then perhaps this would be an argument.
But you cannot let monopolists "offer" contracts and expect a fair and balanced result.
What's next ? Supreme court judges "sponsored" by Monsanto ? Wouldn't really be any worse than this, really.
> This is something that can be resolved as it has been with contract law and consumer choice -- same as with Google, Apple, etc. --
> there's no need for the government to be involved at the federal level
You're talking about monopolists. If anybody could open a telco (which isn't possible for physical reasons) then perhaps this would be an argument.
But you cannot let monopolists "offer" contracts and expect a fair and balanced result.