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Tomorrow the FCC will unveil their "National Broadband Plan" that will stop Internet service providers from supposedly ruining the Internet. As the Wall Street Journal points out, ISP's are doing the exact opposite:
Given that 95% of Americans already have access to some form of broadband—and 94% can choose from at least four wireless carriers—rapid broadband deployment is already occurring without new government mandates.
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In 2009 alone, broadband providers spent nearly $60 billion on their networks. Absent any evidence of market failure, the best course for the FCC is to report back to Congress that a broadband industrial policy is unnecessary. Instead, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is moving to increase the reach of his agency and expand government control of the Web.
Private investment in broadband has brought us the expanded access and superior network that we enjoy everyday. This is an issue, or better yet, a non issue the federal government should leave alone. Apparently Julius Genachowski has never heard the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".