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Old 11-11-2014, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary7 View Post
If we do not have net neutrality, then small companies and entrepreneur start-ups will have a difficult time competing for their services with limited bandwidth ... with the advantage to the huge companies like Comcast and others. In this case, you may not be able to find the solution that you want (e.g., an innovative and legal alternative to cable tv) ... and the huge companies can force the market price up.
I hear you and I am still navigating through all the writings on this now.

You seem to be in the know, so allow me ...

Making the internet like a utility, will then demand that the government monitor it with their own equipment. That bothers me...is that an unecessary worry ?

While the internet can be very frustrating, it seems to me that acting as a utility with government involved will stifle the content and in fact, allow the government to make the final decision on content. Is that overstated in your opinion ?

While we do not think much about it, there IS investment in broadband and it is exchanged on the stock market. This requires individual investors putting up their money. Would, in your opinion, net neutrality squash any or all private investment ?