Back from vacation...

I'm back from August vacation and have caught up on the news and developments in my absence. As is common during the August doldrums, not much industry news has occurred. I will comment on a handful of issues that warrant attention in subsequent blogs.

Time off always helps clarity of thought and perspective. I come back refreshed and even more convinced that net neutrality is a horrendously bad public policy idea.

The fuel behind NN is an anti-business and pro-big government regulation, political agenda. 

NN rests upon the completely unsubstantiated claim that broadband is not competitive. NN proponents ignore that the competition experts at the FCC, DOJ, and FTC all believe broadband is competitive. The facts are overwhelming that broadband is competitive and getting increasingly so. 

The time off reminded me of a key reason why I reached out to the various broadband companies and industry groups to create Netcompetition.org in the first place -- that the facts and policy merits are overwhelmingly on the side of competition and not regulation. 

NN has lost badly to date and will continue to do so in the months and years ahead as the evidence of broadband competition continue to pile up and become undeniable -- even to pandering Democratic Presidential candidates who have endorsed NN in deference to online fundraising imperatives.