"As you are no doubt aware, the FCC voted 3-2 on Thursday, to repeal the 2 1/2-year-old Net Neutrality rules.
I’ll admit that the coined phrase, “Net Neutrality” certainly sounded good.
The words invoked images of a perfect world.
You know, where there's a fair and free market and open internet.
Where there's a neutral level playing field so that anyone anywhere could cook up an idea and run with it and no one could put up any barriers to get in their way.- The Washington name game
Here’s a case in point:
Ask yourself, “Where was the internet 25 years ago in 1992?”
For the most part, it did not exist!
OK, then ask yourself how in the world did it become the all-pervasive, everywhere at once, information, education, communications, entertainment, shopping and commerce giant that it is today?
Was it because of early so-called Net Neutrality?
Well, of course not.
In fact, most agree that the internet is what it is precisely because the government did NOT interfere.
It did not regulate, oversee, act as traffic cop or playground teacher.
For the government, it was strictly, HANDS OFF.
And we created the freest and fair marketplace in history, allowing consumers to choose the winners and losers in a competitive marketplace..."
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