Mark Goldberg has weighed into the debate on Net Neutrality, touched off by Robert Depatie’s comments in the Globe. Rob Hyndman has written a lengthy rebuttal of Mark’s position.  Both positions are worth a read.
The issue seems pretty simple. Videotron wants to preserve the gatekeeper status they enjoy as a cable television provider. That’s why they oppose net neutrality. In a world where many competitive alternatives exist, that might be tolerable. In our world — the world where your choices are cable or the incumbent telco — it shouldn’t even be on the table.
Do we, as consumers and producers of content, want a return to the end-to-end integrated model of the entertainment networks, or do we want choice? There’s enough crap on the tube. Let’s vote for choice and see what happens.
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