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FTC Shoots Down Net Neutrality, Says It Is Not Needed

Ken Fisher writes on ARS Technica:

The Federal Trade Commission today dealt a serious blow to "Net Neutrality" proponents as it issued a reporting dismissive of claims that the government needs to get involved in preserving the fairness of networks in the United States.

The report [.pdf], entitled "Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy," was drafted in response to growing concerns about broadband competitiveness and network neutrality. The FTC intends the report to be consulted as a guideline by policy makers and legislators, but it has no binding force. Nevertheless, the report's findings are yet another sign that US government agencies are not particularly interested in the network neutrality problem right now.

In fact, the FTC is essentially saying that they can find no evidence of a problem to begin with.

posted by Fergie @ 6/27/2007 04:32:00 PM