The Justice Department on Thursday said Internet service providers should be allowed to charge a fee for faster Internet speeds. The government is meddling in problems that don’t exist yet. Why would we ever think of letting the federal government get their hands on the most free and open system of information in the world? I simply do not understand why people are so gung ho for Net Neutrality: a bill that proposes to fix problems we don’t have at the cost of independence from government influence is insane. Why institute needless legislation to fix a problem that doesn’t now, and may never exist?
“Principally, opponents of net neutrality regulation argue that:
(1) neutrality regulations would set in stone the status quo, precluding further technical and business-model innovation;
(2) effective network management practices require some data prioritization and may require certain content, applications, or attached devices to be blocked altogether;
(3) new content and applications are likely to require prioritization and other forms of network intelligence;
(4) allowing network operators to innovate freely and differentiate their networks permits competition that is likely to promote enhanced service offerings;
(5) prohibiting price differentiation would reduce incentives for network investment generally and may prevent pricing and service models more advantageous to marginal consumers; (6) vertical integration by network operators into content and applications and certain bundling practices may benefit consumers; and (7) there is insufficient evidence of either the likelihood or severity of potential harms to justify an entirely new regulatory regime, especially given that competition is robust and intensifying and the market generally is characterized by rapid technological change.”
This medium is a rarity, perhaps people forget to cherish it. Take China for example, why would we ever let any authority tamper with the Internet? It is a marvel of democracy and given the freedom it deserves it will self-regulate these potential issues. It doesn’t need the support of lawmakers.
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