FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s unsurprising affirmation of support for network neutrality is a victory for the high-minded principle of open, unfettered internet access. Too bad it means the days of all-you-can-eat, flat-rate internet access are probably over. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via NewsRack (Energy), Wired
The argument for "let the free market decide" and allow ISP's to charge more for greater bandwidth usage is essentially the same arguement that the health insurance industry used to set up excluding "preexisting conditions" and we all know where that lead us. The small guy will be frozen out because of his "preexisting condition" of not having the money to compete with the wealthy. Net neutrality prevents tierred access by social class. Non net neutrality opens up segregation and discrimination of the little guy in the end.
