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Net Neutrality Regs: Still Unnecessary
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Timothy B. Lee, adjunct scholar:
When Congress was first considering network neutrality regulations in 2006, pro-regulation activists insisted that neutrality rules were critical to preserve the open Internet. Congress chose not to enact regulations, and three years later the Internet is as open and competitive as ever.
Enacting regulations is no more urgent today than it was then. And there's a real risk that new regulations will tie the Internet up in red tape and limit future innovation. This danger is especially severe in the wireless sector, where technologies and business models continue to evolve rapidly.
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