I want Net Neutrality because I never liked AOL. Without Net Neutrality, the entire Internet is going to feel like AOL felt in the 90's, and that's terrible. Oh, wait, not the entire Internet -- just the sites that don't pay extra for high-speed visitor traffic. Or maybe just the sites that I don't pay extra to visit at high-speed. Or maybe just the sites that have streaming video or audio but are not sending royalties to my ISP.
On the other hand, I know that whatever happens, the people will be alright. If the big corporations successfully brainwash our politicians into handing them everyone's money without restrictions, then we'll just have to come up with another way to network. It might include a new technology, or a new generation of local non-profits for interconnecting nearby cities, or clever ways of hiding the true nature or destination of our traffic from the ISP's.
I read on PC World that wireless carriers are arguing that more some ISP's claim that broadband deployment will be slow if we have Net Neutrality, because they'll spend their time fighting with the government about the rules.
BAD: CTIA, for saying that Net Neutrality debates are harmful because they'll delay the stimulus spending. To CTIA's members, I say get lost -- if you don't like the restrictions, don't apply for the funds. Someone else will gladly comply and build broadband networks in places where you don't want to do business.
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