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Wheeler, who will be departing this week, has argued for maintaining his proudest achievement in his last speech. Stressing how net neutrality is integral to protecting consumers from the self-interests of corporations, he challenges Republicans to find something—anything—that may be wrong with the idea.
Wheeler’s argument, at its core, is pretty simple. He says Republicans should actually take a look at what’s going on and see if the Open Internet Order has really been that bad — or whether it has, in fact, done some good. “Where’s the fire? What has happened since the Open Internet rules were adopted to justify uprooting the policy?” Wheeler asks. “As I said a moment ago, network investment is up, investment in innovative services is up, and ISPs revenues — and stock prices — are at record levels. So, where’s the fire?” As for why net neutrality is necessary in the first place, Wheeler points out what should be pretty obvious: companies can be kind of evil, and regulators are needed to stop that from happening.
Wheeler’s argument, at its core, is pretty simple. He says Republicans should actually take a look at what’s going on and see if the Open Internet Order has really been that bad — or whether it has, in fact, done some good. “Where’s the fire? What has happened since the Open Internet rules were adopted to justify uprooting the policy?” Wheeler asks. “As I said a moment ago, network investment is up, investment in innovative services is up, and ISPs revenues — and stock prices — are at record levels. So, where’s the fire?” As for why net neutrality is necessary in the first place, Wheeler points out what should be pretty obvious: companies can be kind of evil, and regulators are needed to stop that from happening.