 calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA | reply to pcscdma
Re: Regulate or not? said by pcscdma:
So what do VoIP providers want? Regulation or not? I wish they would just make up their mind on this.
In the words of a famous economist, Alfred Kahn, "Deregulation does not mean you fire the policeman."
In other words, saying you want an unregulated marketplace doesn't mean that the competition should be free to burn down your plant or engage in a boycott--it just means that the "economic regulation" regarding rates, offerings, and terms of service isn't needed. In most all areas, non-discrimination is one of the requirements which remains after deregulation.
I, for one, feel that requiring ISPs to be content neutral (unless otherwise requested by the subscriber, such as blocking porn) is a good idea. It's hardly "regulation" in the utility sense. It's more akin to traditional antitrust enforcement.
Calvoiper
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