Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules
A contrary view: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;larrydownes&#x2F;2017&#x2F;01&#x2F;24&#x2F;why-is-the-media-smearing-new-fcc-chair-ajit-pai-as-the-enemy-of-net-neutrality&#x2F;#302a479f4c7f" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;larrydownes&#x2F;2017&#x2F;01&#x2F;24&#x2F;why-is-th...</a><p>I&#x27;m not really sure what to think about a lot of this.  What I do believe is:<p>() We need meaningful competition for broadband.  (I live in <i>Silicon Valley</i> and all I can get is Comcast!)<p>() A given company should not be able to be in both the content and connectivity businesses.  If classifying broadband as a utility is the right way to accomplish this, let&#x27;s keep it; otherwise, let&#x27;s find a different way.  I&#x27;m open to argument about the means, but not so much about the goal.<p>() Laws proscribing localities from setting up their own broadband utilities are unconscionable and need to be gotten rid of.  I don&#x27;t know if the FCC or even Congress can do this -- these are mostly state laws.<p>I don&#x27;t know if Ajit Pai is going to bring us any closer to this world or not.