Re:Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make and break...
by brownbat on Monday July 29, 2013 @02:22PM
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> We desperately need to break up ISP monopolies and enact strict net neutrality regulation
I walked away from the article much more skeptical of the value of net neutrality rules.
Are you going to have a law that requires someone maintain all their equipment? How will you know what's "maintained enough?" What about the companies that didn't deploy as much capacity as service providers wanted? How will you eliminate the appearance of favoritism in regulators enforcing something so vague?
That said, I'm all for breaking up monopolies and punishing collusion though, that seems like an easier fix, something we have more experience enforcing.
I walked away from the article much more skeptical of the value of net neutrality rules.
Are you going to have a law that requires someone maintain all their equipment? How will you know what's "maintained enough?" What about the companies that didn't deploy as much capacity as service providers wanted? How will you eliminate the appearance of favoritism in regulators enforcing something so vague?
That said, I'm all for breaking up monopolies and punishing collusion though, that seems like an easier fix, something we have more experience enforcing.