/http://www.freedomworks.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=2541
Telecompetition or Binary Bureaucracy?/
/Do we want more government control of technology, or do we want less?
I love the subtitle of this article /because it raises an interesting
question about Network Neutrality. The article proposes that all
government regulation is bad for innovation. Which probably sounds good
in an article but ultimately doesn't address the the issue at the center
of the debate. Is a monopoly or government worse for innovation?
Regulation specifically designed to encourage competition probably may
or may not encourage innovation. Often regulation misses the mark. What
about monopolies? What is their historical performance on innovation. If
I look at telecom services it appears to me that for the last 25 years
regular old pots telephone service provided by the incumbent providers
has not change significantly. So I would say that's a big strike
against monopolies in the telecom business being good for innovation.
Thoughts?
- Dustin -
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