Losing Net Neutrality Is The Symptom, Not The Problem: Now Is The Time To Focus On Real Competition
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January 16, 2014

Via Techdirt:

For nearly a decade we've been trying to point out that the entire fight over net neutrality is something of a red herring. The concept of a neutral network is quite important for innovation. I think venture capitalist Fred Wilson does an excellent job talking about how much of a problem innovators might face in the future if we actually lost net neutrality, in that it would massively benefit legacy internet players over innovators:


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