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AS WASHINGTON CONCENTRATES ON EMPLOYMENT, IT'S ALSO CONSIDERING A SET
OF NEW REGULATIONS ON THE COMMUNICATIONS-SECTOR. HOWEVER,
ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, THESE PROPOSED-RULES--KNOWN AS "NET
NEUTRALITY"--MAY END UP KILLING JOBS. AUTHOR, BRET
SWANSON, EXPLAINS...
(SWANSON):
"IN THEIR EXTREME-FORM, 'NET NEUTRALITY' REGULATIONS COULD
PROHIBIT MANY OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND BUSINESS-PLANS USED TODAY ON THE
INTERNET. THE RULES, AS PROPOSED, WOULD APPLY MAINLY TO THE
NATION'S LARGE BROADBAND-INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS--BUT, OVER TIME, WOULD
LIKELY SEEP INTO ALL TECHNOLOGY AND CONTENT THAT TOUCHES THE INTERNET.
'NET NEUTRALITY' COULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE WILLINGNESS OF
SERVICE-PROVIDERS TO INVEST IN NEW WIRED- AND WIRELESS-NETWORKS.
THE GENERAL-PRODUCTIVITY OF THE ECONOMY COULD SUFFER--AS THE
DIGITAL-TOOLS THAT SPEED UP WORK, AROUND THE WORLD, ADVANCE AT A SLOWER
PACE. IT'S OUR VIEW THAT BOTH THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM
INTERESTS OF U-S JOBS AND INNOVATION ARE SERVED BY THE MAINTENANCE OF
THE EXISTING 'FOUR OPEN-INTERNET PRINCIPLES'--WITHOUT NEW 'NET
NEUTRALITY' REGULATION. WASHINGTON'S CURRENT PREOCCUPATION WITH
SHORT-TERM JOB-CREATION IS JUST ONE MORE REASON TO OPPOSE 'NET
NEUTRALITY'."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE STUDY, VISIT
"DIGITAL-SOCIETY"-DOT-ORG--OR
"ENTROPY-ECONOMICS"-DOT-COM.
