[governance] NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE

[babatope at gmail.com]

I find her perspective not strange.  Its sexy to think market forces will keep service providers honest but history has shown this is not always the case.

The stats on Mexico, I find interesting and wonder if anyone has similar figs for their country/region.  
   
As the US faces its challenges to increase ict access at cheaper rates so every citizen can engage, every nation has to decide and act on what's critical to their survival.

I'll close by saying the idea of capitalism left in the hands of private sector and govt getting out of the way of progress leaves much to be desired. I firmly believe any truly developed society must be based on a tri-sector platform ensuring adequate checks and balance for all concerned.

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Subject: [governance] NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE

If you were going to look for ground zero in the fight against a rapidly consolidating telecom and cable industry, you might end up on the fifth floor of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.

Susan Crawford, a professor at the school, has written a book, “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age,” that offers a calm but chilling state-of-play on the information age in the United States. She is on a permanent campaign, speaking at schools, conferences and companies — she was at Google last week — and in front of Congress, asserting that the status quo has been great for providers but an expensive mess for everyone else.

Ms. Crawford argues that the airwaves, the cable systems and even access to the Internet itself have been overtaken by monopolists who resist innovation and chronically overcharge consumers. 



 <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/business/media/telecoms-big-players-hold-back-the-future.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130520&_r=0> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/business/media/telecoms-big-players-hold-back-the-future.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130520&_r=0


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