Re: What Net Neutrality should and should not cover

[Barry Shein <bzs () world std com>]

I think the problem is simply a lack of competition and the rise of,
in effect, vertical trusts. That is, content providers also
controlling last-mile services.

What exists is rife with conflict of interest and unfair market
power. Particularly in that wire-plants are generally protected
monopolies or small-N oligopolies.

The wire-plant* operators and content providers need to be separated
and competition needs to be mandated by allowing easy and fair access
to wire-plants.

Wire-plant operators should be closely regulated. Content providers
should not, in general, be regulated.


* Which of course may not involve any actual wires but it's a term of
art, L1/L2 if you prefer.

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