If the major ISPs succeed in bullying the FCC into allowing them to dictate terms regarding what happens on the 'net, new companies will form to offer access that is free of restrictions. As soon as this type of access becomes available again, users will leave the restrictive ISPs in droves. Serves 'em right!
that would be nice, but tell me how these "other companies" are going to get around exclusive deals that the cable and phone duopoly have with municipalities to run wires on phone polls?
The exclusive deals are part of government control. It is the government that has limited competition. This is not only at the municipal level, but also in Washington through special contracts, subsidies, favoring regulations and so on.
We should move away from limiting choices.
Businesses should be free to determine what services they provide. The local barber should not be required to sell candy. The same applies to internet access. If I prefer a barber that sells candy, I can switch suppliers.
We can be good consumers and look at our contracts carefully. We can form groups that compare services. We can choose what is best and if few restrictions is important than the market will optimize.
Adding even move government control will not solve the problem of government cronyism harming this business sector. We need less government control. We need freedom.
The market will work. We need to let it.
Remember regs are written to serve the big corporations whose major shareholders have sold their souls to politicians. The regs don't protect you and me.
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