Postscript

I referred in the last posting to the FCC’s proposed new rules on network neutrality.  Predictably, there has been a huge amount of comment and criticism of the proposed new regime but by far the best analysis I’ve seen is quite a short article by Kevin Werbach and Philip Weiser. Its main conclusion is as follows: 

“How to defend and implement network neutrality is not as simple as banning all forms of paid prioritization… What really matters is ensuring that the broadband environment continues to provide space for tomorrow's innovators to develop new, disruptive offerings. When the FCC releases the proposed rules for comment, we should all focus on that criterion to evaluate whether they are sufficient and effective”. 

I thoroughly recommend reading the rest.