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5 Arguments Against Net Neutrality


There is another side to the argument, though. A small minority are applauding the FCC's potential move, often on libertarian grounds, though when the cable companies are talking, self-interest also plays a big role. Here are their five top arguments against net neutrality in principle:

As a libertarian, the first point scares the crap out of me. The last point is spot on...definitely the fairest way to handle bandwidth.


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Posted: 11/23/2017 at 10:34AM


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  SIR, Net Neutrality - can someone help me understand it? -- BamBam 11/23/2017 09:08AM
  Thanks everyone! ** -- BamBam 11/23/2017 1:32PM
  Give this a look, should help you. -- thankbud 11/23/2017 1:17PM
  What kind of net? basketball, tennis, hockey or soccer? ** -- bigbadbird 11/23/2017 12:42PM
  Fish -- MP4VT2004 11/23/2017 1:04PM
  There's no good short version to actually encompass everything at play -- Synaesthesia 11/23/2017 12:37PM
  Essentially it will allow ISPs to regulate traffic however they want -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 10:58AM
  The short version is basically freedom of the internet "highway" -- vt_mughal 11/23/2017 10:37AM
  Pretty rich of Google to say all traffic should be treated the same. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 11/23/2017 11:35AM
  It is? ** -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 1:54PM
  5 Arguments Against Net Neutrality -- EDGEMAN 11/23/2017 10:34AM
  What free market competition? -- SDHokie 11/23/2017 10:01PM
  Surprised they used the first argument 1 year after Snowden -- lchoro 11/23/2017 2:01PM
  Except it isnt a resource being used like gas or electric -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 11:01AM
  To put it into today's technology example... -- EDGEMAN 11/23/2017 11:53AM
  As for your streaming example -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 1:53PM
  Typical liberal response -- EDGEMAN 11/24/2017 10:45AM
  Except outside of cheap plans, no one pays for cell phone minutes ** -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 1:50PM
  Not too long ago, phone bills were based on usage. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 11/23/2017 11:44AM
  Yes, a model moved away from by those same companies -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 1:49PM
  We customers will determine what's antiquated and what's not. -- RoswellGAHokie 11/23/2017 2:22PM
  And most customers don't want net neutrality rescinded -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 7:05PM
  Once again, you don’t speak for “most” anyone. -- EDGEMAN 11/23/2017 7:36PM
  You know that polls consistently show people support Net Neutrality? ** -- Manbearpig 11/23/2017 7:57PM
  Most polls are highly flawed. -- EDGEMAN 11/24/2017 10:43AM
  This is one take on the pros & cons: -- EDGEMAN 11/23/2017 10:27AM
  This is an excerpt from Fortune and why we have to fight it -- TheNuke 11/23/2017 09:28AM
  Ouch, that last part of that quote really hurt! ** -- BamBam 11/23/2017 1:31PM
  The basic premise is that service providers and the regulating agencies.. -- hokeeron1 11/23/2017 09:27AM

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