Letting The Market Choose Decent Broadband

An Anonymous Coward pointed out this piece on the regulation (and more to the point deregulation) of broadband Internet service. The article takes the viewpoint that solutions possible by relying on "the human spirit of innovation and creativity" are a better antidote than most of the broadband reforms so far proposed by politicians on behalf of lobbying groups. The author takes a stance some people may consider unrealistically optimistic, but makes some good points about the effects of arbitary deregulation.

Comments

It's your Bush

[boboroshi]

I didn't vote for the ba****d.

As long as George W is in office, you will see government say that "Business knows what is best for the American consumer".

please.

If that were the case, we'd all have 99 year loans and be buying all the worthless crap we could never need, but they've convinced us we do need. It'd be a twisted version of Demolition Man.

I want to see more government regulation. That's what regulation does. Protects citizens. Free market does NOT protect citizens. And it doesn't make for more competition in the sense of options. It makes for one big monopoly.