-Companies
should not be forced by the government to act in the public interest.
Free market forces usually create better quality service and
competitive prices. Access to wide arrays of information in the
internet is a large part of it's appeal. Slowing down access to a large
portion of the internet would very likely cause a marked decline in
subscriptions to companies who did this. There is a likelihood that
this would either create a large market place for neutral internet
providers, or cause these companies to be less restrictive There is not
a current problem, and net neutrality could have the unintended
consequence of becoming a precedent for further "well-intended"
government regulation of the internet.
- If internet discrimination does become a problem, then the FCC should step in and enforce its own net neutrality principles. Companies who don't wish to comply should, at least, be forced to pay full price for the use of public lands, and no longer recieve government subsidies. As long as these companies recieve government assistance, they ought to at least act in the public interest. This means giving equal access to all websites at a reasonable price.
-Allowing cable and telephone companies to charge websites who send more traffic through the pipes is fine; as long as they don't recieve any more of an advantage than they do now. It would provide capital for better infrastructure and more advanced technology without the need of increasing fees for the consumer .
-In this way, telephone and cable companies will be able to have more money to provide better service, and the internet will continue to remain a free, open, and democratic medium.
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- If internet discrimination does become a problem, then the FCC should step in and enforce its own net neutrality principles. Companies who don't wish to comply should, at least, be forced to pay full price for the use of public lands, and no longer recieve government subsidies. As long as these companies recieve government assistance, they ought to at least act in the public interest. This means giving equal access to all websites at a reasonable price.
-Allowing cable and telephone companies to charge websites who send more traffic through the pipes is fine; as long as they don't recieve any more of an advantage than they do now. It would provide capital for better infrastructure and more advanced technology without the need of increasing fees for the consumer .
-In this way, telephone and cable companies will be able to have more money to provide better service, and the internet will continue to remain a free, open, and democratic medium.
