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1. Comment - Google: Fight for Net Neutrality

   (Jun 9, 2006 - 3:55 PM)

   While I'm generally in support of less regulation, you have to realize that the cable companies are NOT letting the market decide this issue. The fact is, cable in the US is almost universally monopolized by one company per region (I've seen a statistic that said 2% of the US population is served by more than one cable provider). The cable companies would like you to believe this is because of 'prohibitivly high costs of laying cable'. It's really because of the meshwork of local franchising laws that inhibit any competition whatsoever. Even in relatively large markets, where there would be plenty of room for more than one cable internet provider, local laws bar competition, and startups are generally saddled with unfair requirements for providing public access time and things like that. Just look at what is happening with Verison's attempt at deploying TV over fiber. Regulations are neccessary because the market has already been hamstrung by special interests. Our only choice is to fight politics with politics, or go back to dial-up. Welcome to America.