I inadvertently said there were good arguments 'for' net neutrality, but I meant there were good arguments 'against' it. I think the arguments for clearly outweigh the arguments against but smart people have their reservations.
They're usually centered on the ability of the government to enforce neutrality and whether companies would have the incentive to continue to upgrade their infrastructure. Another decent argument is that some files and services deserve higher priority (live medical data, critical VOIP, etc.) which would be illegal under NN. I think more broadly, NN is market distorting by design and will lead to many unintended consequences.
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I inadvertently said there were good arguments 'for' net neutrality, but I meant there were good arguments 'against' it. I think the arguments for clearly outweigh the arguments against but smart people have their reservations.
They're usually centered on the ability of the government to enforce neutrality and whether companies would have the incentive to continue to upgrade their infrastructure. Another decent argument is that some files and services deserve higher priority (live medical data, critical VOIP, etc.) which would be illegal under NN. I think more broadly, NN is market distorting by design and will lead to many unintended consequences.
Andreessen - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/21...
Progressive Policy Institute - http://www.progressivepolicy.org/issues/economy/regulating-o...
Some good answers on Quora - http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-strongest-arguments-agains...
Thank you.