&quot;Anyone has a right to block any content on their private property.&quot;<p>A lot of people would argue that broadband infrastructure shouldn&#x27;t be considered plain old private property. It&#x27;s an essential component of a well-functioning society, so it should be among the few things that are collectively managed and supported - like water, fire departments, and the criminal justice system.<p>I don&#x27;t think anyone knows whether or not allowing telecom companies more freedom to set prices and provide services however they want would ultimately be better for society than the kind of compromise a lot of places have now.  I think it could be worth some experiments.<p>That said, net neutrality is a known system that more or less works. It&#x27;s reasonable to be very cautious about any massive change to the current internet ecosystem.<p>Fire departments in many cities in the US used to be private companies that offered subscription services. They maintained their own infrastructure and sought profits and growth. Eventually cities decided that the fire service market was special in a number of ways that made it better treated as a public good. People were pretty happy about municipal fire departments. [1]<p>[1] I read about this a while back in a book on the history of New York. I do t have time to look up the details now. Please correct me if I&#x27;m wrong about any of this.