DISQUS

Technology Liberation Front: Net Noise

  • John Walls · 2 years ago
    While I'm not as certain the end of the net neutrality debate is in sight, I completely agree with your take on the evolution of the topic. It boils down to a number of extremely profitable companies, such as Google and EBay, continuing to portray themselves as the 'little guys' in hopes that the government will regulate the Internet and let them make even more money at consumers' expense. If we want the Internet to take "the next step", someone has to pay for it, and the Googles and Ebays of the world don't care who it is, as long as it's not them. There's already considerable market pressure and competition, so why should the government mess around with what's working really, really well.
  • Chris · 2 years ago
    I agree, service providers continually evaluate capital outlays for network upgrade cycles and the revenue potential that will result from them with current or innovative business models. Governmental interference in this process will only result in a less useful internet. IMO, FCC 05-151 is enough, the regulators have already set the direction.