Hold Off On Net Neutrality

HOLD OFF ON NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Profs David Farber and Michael Katz]
[Commentary] Network Neutrality restrictions would prohibit practices that could increase the value of the Internet for customers. Blocking premium pricing in the name of neutrality might have the unintended effect of blocking the premium services from which customers would benefit. No one would propose that the U.S. Postal Service be prohibited from offering Express Mail because a "fast lane" mail service is "undemocratic." Yet some current proposals would do exactly this for Internet services. We should wait until there is a problem before rushing to enact solutions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801508.html
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