by Robert Janicki
There is no such thing as Net Neutrality and it could not be further away from the truth. Net Neutrality, as a concept, has been created by liberals and is anything but neutral and it is as corrupt as a concept could be. It's a false facade created to stifle free speech and in particular the speech and ideas of the political right.
Like all liberal attempts, Net Neutrality purports to be the answer to a problem that, upon closer inspection, simply does not exist. Net neutrality as proposed by the Chairman of the FCC will actually slow down internet speeds as it ostensibly seeks a social outcome of egalitarianism between all internet users. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
As it stands now, an individual can pay an internet provider for the internet speed they want and need and pay the price that meets their needs and objectives. Individuals, today, have a wide choice of internet providers with an even wider choice of services from which to choose. With Net Neutrality, internet speeds will be leveled to equalize speeds between all customers. It is simply an attack on an individual's right to freely choose in the open market place, what they want in internet speeds and related services.
Net Neutrality, by all accounts of those in the industry, will slow down the dissemination and transfer of information without regard for the rights of individuals. It is a most serious and egregious interference and attack by government on the First Amendment that can be imagined at the present time.
To think that a federal agency, the Federal Communications Commission, with a committee of five politically appointed members can actually take control of the internet and regulate it at their whim, is a monumental blow to individual liberty and freedom.
As Net Neutrality purports to give greater access to individuals, in reality it will limit access by individuals and increase the power and strength of the oligopoly of the major internet carriers as they squeeze out smaller competitors. The major internet providers will thus have the capacity to raise prices on all customers without having to maintain and improve internet communications technology for their customers. Net Neutrality is a destroyer of competition. It is competition which produces a better product or service, not government regulation.
Nothing says freedom like control and regulation
— Renna (@RennaW) February 26, 2015