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 swhx7Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | Network neutrality is a prerequisite of democracy Where is the so-called "vibrant and well-functioning marketplace"? Not in the USA. Here in the states, even in the better-served areas, we have only a cable monopoly and a telco landline monopoly.
Even if there were competition, neutrality laws would be essential. The fact that discriminatory policies would harm "innovation" is relatively trivial. What's really at stake is public access to information and opinion.
A few big corporations control almost all the newspapers, magazines, radio, movies, book publishing, cable networks, TV shows, and news services. The only access to independent sources is the internet. And without network neutrality, that would vanish. All we would be able to access would be the entertainment and other propaganda that Murdoch, Redstone and other robber-barons would choose to permit us peasants to be exposed to. | | |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by swhx7:Where is the so-called "vibrant and well-functioning marketplace"? Not in the USA. Here in the states, even in the better-served areas, we have only a cable monopoly and a telco landline monopoly. You have your choice between beige, off-white, egg shell, and light tan (and two of these are not available in your area).
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