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Re:Netherlands first country in Europe with net neutrality by benwerd on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @06:13AM (#3947848)
This is getting off-topic for Hacker News, but you need some legislation to maintain the parameters of a free market. Net neutrality is the fair basis of an online market.
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Re:Netherlands first country in Europe with net neutrality by bad_user on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @06:24AM (#3947868)
Legislation is useful as long as it promotes consumer choice.

But if you pay close attention, legislation in the U.S. is also the reason for why there is a lack of choice for consumers in regards to Internet providers. I invite you to read this article:

http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cjv14n2-6.html

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Re:Netherlands first country in Europe with net neutrality by benwerd on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @06:29AM (#3947886)
It's also why the phone system works at all, not to mention the Internet itself. But I agree that the extent of the Bell model was too far.
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