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Companies that sell network equipment to ISPs don’t want net neutrality

Posted by BernardSwiss on · 4 comments
Ars Technica; By Jon Brodkin 		Mail this story
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Thirty-three companies that make equipment used by Internet service providers today called on the US to avoid regulating Internet service as a utility. IBM, Cisco, and Intel signed the letter to US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, along with Alcatel-Lucent, Arris, Broadcom, D-Link, Ericsson, Panasonic, Sandvine, and others.

“The Administration must act to protect against calls for utility-like common carrier regulation that would threaten demand for Internet infrastructure, reduce incentives for investment, hinder innovation and jeopardize [the Internet’s] success,” the companies wrote.

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Comments (4)

rnturn ·
Geez... any armchair economist can see the reason why these companies would band together and sign such a letter.
Bob_Robertson ·
As an armchair economist, indeed I did.
seatex ·
I guess it will depend on how big the checks are, from their lobbyists.

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