T-Mobile CFO: Less Regulation, Repeal of Net Neutrality By Trump Would Be 'Positive For My Industry' (tmonews.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TmoNews: T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter spoke at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York City, and he touched a bit on President-elect Donald Trump and what his election could mean for the mobile industry. Carter expects that a Trump presidency will foster an environment that'll be more positive for wireless. "It's hard to imagine, with the way the election turned out, that we're not going to have an environment, from several aspects, that is not going to be more positive for my industry," the CFO said. He went on to explain that there will likely be less regulation, something that he feels "destroys innovation and value creation." Speaking of innovation, Carter also feels that a reversal of net neutrality and the FCC's Open Internet rules would be good for innovation in the industry, saying that it "would provide opportunity for significant innovation and differentiation" and that it'd enable you to "do some very interesting things."

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Sadly, you are mistaken Braxton Carter

[cppmonkey]

Dear Braxton Carter,

I'm afraid you do not understand what industry you are in. You are a public utility. As a public utility consumers do not want you to "innovate". The Public, yes with a capital P synonymous with People in "We the People...", have a vested interest in you serving as a public utility and that means not "innovating". Innovation that is simply creative ways of charging people more money for less utility is not in the Public interest. What is good for T-Mobile is not necessarily good for the Public. Net Neutrality even in it's current watered down version was a huge step forward for consumers. No, it did not benefit T-Mobile, but it was one small step forward for the Public and your industry.