Remember back a few years ago when there were internet service providers all over the place. Everybody had a choice of who they wanted for internet service. That was until the Telcos decided that they wanted the business. They started offering their own service and driving the prices down. That forced the independent ISPs to consolidate or go out of business. The benefit of that shift in business is cheep internet service.
The problem is that the Telcos do not want to raise the cost of the local access, because that would leave room for independent ISPs to start popping up again. If the Telcos cannot afford to build out infrastructure because the Joe home user isn't paying enough, I say raise the price and keep Net Neutrality. We as consumers would have more choices. Choices cost money. I want more choices.
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Remember back a few years ago when there were internet service providers all over the place. Everybody had a choice of who they wanted for internet service. That was until the Telcos decided that they wanted the business. They started offering their own service and driving the prices down. That forced the independent ISPs to consolidate or go out of business. The benefit of that shift in business is cheep internet service.
The problem is that the Telcos do not want to raise the cost of the local access, because that would leave room for independent ISPs to start popping up again. If the Telcos cannot afford to build out infrastructure because the Joe home user isn't paying enough, I say raise the price and keep Net Neutrality. We as consumers would have more choices. Choices cost money. I want more choices.