Cory Doctorow Draws the Line On Net Neutrality

Nerdposeur points out that Cory Doctorow has a compelling piece in The Guardian today, arguing that network neutrality is not only crucial for the future of the Internet, but is what the ISPs owe to the public. He asks, "Does anybody else feel like waving a flag after reading this?" "If the phone companies had to negotiate for every pole, every sewer, every punch-down, every junction box, every road they get to tear up, they'd go broke. All the money in the world couldn't pay for the access they get for free every day... If they don't like it, let them get into another line of work — give them 60 days to get their wires out of our dirt and then sell the franchise to provide network services to a competitor who will promise to give us a solid digital future in exchange for our generosity."

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Re:Why do we have corporate-controlled wires anywa

[skydude_20]

because we would still be using telegraph if we had to rely on the government to improve communications infrastructure

Re:Why do we have corporate-controlled wires anywa

[That's Unpossible!]

Because the government is terrible at managing things, has no competition, and little oversight.