[opendtv] Re: FTC on FCC Internet privacy rules
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 01:26:11 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
The goal was to prevent monopolistic practices, not to encourage them.
Right. Ever hear of the "law of unintended consequences?"
Unintended or not, the natural monopolies pre-existed. The regulations of 110+
years ago were designed to acknowledge this fact, but to not allow that
marketplace distortion to go unchecked. For instance, to allow for competition
to exist in spite of the natural monopoly.
You're way too dogmatic to be credible, Craig. Our economy depends on
competition to remain self-regulating. Without competition, it would go "open
loop," were it not for regulation.
Your railroad example proves the point. The railroads WERE NOT
natural monopolies.
Of course they were. If you could have dozens of railroads linking up cities,
then these laws might not have been necessary. Same as the broadband ISPs are
now. These early acts were designed to prevent the railroads from playing
favorites among the businesses using them. That's WHY eventually the telephone
industry was also covered by these same laws. It's inconceivable to me that you
cannot see the similarity between railroads, telephone service, and today's
Internet broadband service.
It was not the Open Internet Order that created the uneven playing
field directly. It was the FCC order regulating ISPs with respect to
personal privacy made possible by the Open internet Order;
So, I take it, you do not oppose mandated net neutrality? Excellent! Progress!
And there is no uneven playing field. Regulations have to apply in particular
when COMPETITION CANNOT CREDIBLY EXIST. If you're talking social media sites or
other web sites, there's no reason to believe that competition cannot exist
among them. If people don't like the privacy practices of one site, they can
use another. The problem comes when people have no choice. You don't fix an
"uneven playing field" by giving the special interests everything they would
prefer, on a silver platter, at the expense of consumers. (Or maybe Craig is
now championing more regulation?)
Bert
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