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I'm not too bothered about NN because:

    1. I'm not in the USA :-)
    2. Competition will result in the more rapid expansion of things like Google Fi.
    3. I wouldn't mind paying less if I don't use Netflix.
    4. I'm wary of regulation.  The FCC was founded to ensure radio waves don't conflict.  Now it regulates speech.


> I'm not in the USA :-)

> Competition will result in the more rapid expansion of things like Google Fi.

You may not be aware of this, but in the US there is almost no competition whatsoever for ISPs. Most people are lucky to have two choices for internet, and they tend to keep their prices relatively similar.

> I wouldn't mind paying less if I don't use Netflix.

How about paying less if you use less data?

> Now it regulates speech.

As opposed to, say, the ISPs doing it.


The FCC was founded to ensure radio waves don't conflict.

No, that was the FRC. The FCC regulated more stuff from the start, as per the Communications Act of 1934.




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