@Tim Patterson That is fairly sensible however, with out some type of law to break the telcos basically can say, "O.K. investigate, we haven't broken any laws here."
In the absence of a law, the judicial branch of the government becomes useless. A consumer can't really sue a company for a service, only a deceptive claim. With out some sort of law, all a telco has to do is clearly state they are regulating and tiering traffic. If that action isn't illegal, consumers don't have much of a leg to stand on.
Now if there were 15-20 different telcos in every single market competing for my consumer dollars, regulations would NOT make any sense. In most places they are monopolies so some regulation is required.
For consumer protection, you either need tremendous competition or regulation. I would prefer the competition but I also have to face the reality I am presented with, which are monopolies.
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