[Gene Eric]

Yes, the Liberals need to cold water thrown in their faces, and be asked: So again, who are the control freaks?

The Left has many under its spell, but some are ripe for a shove back towards the center. I don’t expect Liberals to adopt Conservatism, but I would expect they still have some sense of Independence, self-worth.

[Gene Eric]

>> need to

need to have

[newzjunkey]

In a case where you have gov't granted monopolies and a lack of robust competition, not ensuring net-neutrality as we enjoy it today going forward is a foolish and anti-consumer position with no reward except for those monopolies.

The market already decided it didn't want games played with internet price. Every time the battle happens in the '90s with dialup and '00s with broadband the market demanded flat fees and "unlimited" use.

The idea companies won't invest in wireless broadband if they can't collude with content partners is ridiculous on its face. Wireless broadband is a mammoth market opportunity with revenue potential perhaps equal that of wired broadband. Who wouldn't want in on that?

An packet should be a packet. The provider shouldn't care if it's coming from their competitor's site or some corporate cousin. If you're streaming shows off the website of a TV network with whom they're battling over prices, it shouldn't matter. They can't be allowed to become gate keepers to whom pay ransom to get content.

Imagine of FR had to pay Comcast to get the speed for its traffic that Huffington Post got?