Net Neutrality: This is serious | Decentralized Information Group (DIG) Breadcrumbs
This is the take on net neutrality from one of the inventors of the web. He puts it forth in a simple clear form, protecting interoperatability protects the internet. He frames the argument in this way: “Freedom of connection, with any application, to any party, is the fundamental social basis of the Internet, and, now, the society based on it.”
I’m not sure freedom of connection is under attack, but the idea of vesting more control in telcos makes me uncomfortable because I simply don’t trust them to do what’s best. I trust them to do what returns value to their shareholders and that is almost certainly not in the interests of consumers. The have a long history of ignoring what’s best for consumers and a vested interest in controlling as much of the information on the internet as possible.
I fall back on my basic rule with telcos: “If they favor something, chances approach 100% that it will result in consumers giving telcos more money. Therefore, consumers should oppose it.” Telcos are inveterate oligopolists (monopolists if given half a chance), and that hurts the free functioning of a market resulting in higher prices.
