Posted on 08/23/2013 4:31:29 PM PDT by ThethoughtsofGreg
The dynamic and fluid nature of the Internet has helped to ease communications, but those same characteristics make the Web ill-suited to state and federal regulation. As Free State Foundation President Randolph May points out in a recent blog post, some states—most notably Washington—are finding success deregulating Internet services, and the federal government should take note.
Communications have evolved considerably since narrowband technology first enabled email, instant messaging and text. Today, high-speed broadband networks allow for instant interpersonal telecommunication. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a technology that uses broadband Internet to transmit local, long distance, mobile and even international calls, is just one of the latest telecommunications innovations helping to connect people and businesses across the globe.
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