| Time for a new perspective It's time for governments to look at broadband costs the same way they look at the cost of fuels for transportation, as a drag on the economy. Faster, cheaper transportation means more of the money spent on goods goes to the producers of those goods.
ISPs, like gasoline companies and the highways/roads provide a vital service to transport digital goods like video, music, software, photos, and written content. If consumers can spend less of their money on the transportation of these goods, they will have more money left over to spend on the goods.
If neutrality results faster and cheaper bandwidth, there will be more money to spend on the creation of content. More money means more jobs, just not for the greedy telecos that fight tooth and nail to keep us from getting the equivalent of paved roads. Arguing that someone doesn't need more than 3mbps is like arguing that dirt roads are sufficient. |
