Kyle Grillot, Reuters
Investors Business Daily: One Year Later, 'Net Neutrality' Zealots Proved Dead Wrong
Deregulation: A year ago, "net neutrality" zealots warned that its repeal would spell doom for a "free and open" internet. They could not have been more wrong.
Net neutrality mania was so intense that one year ago FCC Chairman Ajit Pai had to cancel his appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show because of death threats he'd received. That was the same day the FCC published its final rule repealing "net neutrality."
So-called experts predicted that removing this cumbersome Obama-era regulatory scheme — which granted the FCC virtually unchecked power over internet providers — would lead to the demise of the internet.
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WNU Editor: I am putting up this post because this morning I gave a presentation on why Canada should not permit Huawei to provide a G5 network in Canada, and it digressed to why those who advocated "Net Neutrality" were wrong. The above article sums it all up nicely. As for why Huawei should not be responsible for a nations G5 communications, Instapundit posted yesterday a must read explanation on why (and one which I concur with) ....
.... Editors at The Epoch Times, which is uniquely well-sourced in China, recently assigned a crack team of journalists to dig into Huawei, get beyond its official facades and expose the ugly facts about the firm’s role as one of Beijing’s most effective espionage tools. You will want to, as Glenn says, keep scrolling in this special report. And go here for daily updates on Huawei developments.
And Stephen Green’s Dec. 13, 2018, post is well worth revisiting as well.
