American Consumer Institute: ISPs Create Twice as Many Jobs as Edge Providers

A new American Consumer Institute (ACI) report concludes that federal regulations on broadband network companies—as distinguished from the edge providers not under that regime—has increased costs for those providers while lowering growth, suppressing investment and dampening job creation. “We’re witnessing a crippling wave of overregulation in the US telecommunications industry that is resulting in economic consequences that impede private investments and job creation, and at the end of the day the only losers are American consumers,” said Institute president Steve Pociask in a statement.

He called for a new approach. “Under this new administration, policymakers and regulators must put aside partisan agendas and work together to deliver practical broadband policies that level the competitive playing field and support our nation’s economy and encourages innovation.” One of the reports key points is the disparity between the regulated ISPs and the edge providers "who often call for the imposition of these rules on their would-be network rivals."