Destroying the case for "Net Neutrality"

Investors Business Daily editorializes,

...With the advent of 5G home and wireless services, the "net neutrality" argument falls down like a house of cards. If one internet provider does something stupid, like block certain websites, consumers will simply switch providers.

But that's always the way it is with government regulations designed to "protect" consumers. They're always several steps behind the blistering pace of free market innovations.

At best, they're quickly outstripped by free-market innovations. At worst, they inhibit innovations and make consumers' lives worse off.

It was the FCC itself — the agency Google and company say must act as the guardian of internet innovation — that delayed TV for years, tried to strangle cable TV, stymied phone companies from offering competing services, and delayed cell phones by a decade. All in the name of consumer protection.

Why innovators like Google and Facebook can't understand any of this is a complete mystery.

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On June 11, Chairman Pai announced the end of "Net Neutrality regulations. What has been the effect on internet speed in the US?

John Wellington reports at The Daily Caller,

Since the repeal of “net neutrality” took effect on June 11, the U.S. internet speed has gone from 12th to 6th fastest in the world.



...This is likely due to the fact that the repeal of net neutrality rules have allowed the market to dictate itself. This, in turn, has spurred competition and innovation which ultimately creates a better product for consumers.

The United States now trails only Singapore, Hong Kong, Iceland, Romania, and South Korea in overall broadband download speed.

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