Unfounded pessimism and fear about the future of broadband competition is behind the call for net neutrality. I have released the third one-pager in my series: "Debunking the "Broadband Competition Can't Work" Myth. This analysis is an excellent companion piece to the previous piece in the series Debunking the "Broadband Market Failure" Myth.
What I have done in these two very important analyses is first show why broadband competition is flourishing today, and in this new on why we can be confident that broadband competition will continue to flourish and increase in the future.
Net Neutrality is all about dueling visions of what the future of the net should be. Net neutrality proponents look at potentialities and fear the the Net will change for the worse warranting preemptive action to prevent it. Net competition proponents look at the facts and see every reason for optimism that the current competitive trajectory of the Internet and broadband will continue.
The thrust of my argument that broadband competition will continue to flourish in the future is summarized below.
First, demand is huge -- rewarding new suppliers with huge growth opportunities.
Second, declining costs are lowering the cost of entry and challenging incumbents.
Third, vibrant innovation rewards competitors with growth from new products, services, and content.
Fourth, exploding spectrum availability enables more competitors and more competitive applications.
Finally, convergence fuels competitive bypass undermining potential bottlenecks or gate keepers.
Please see the full one pager for the full argument.
