Ajit Pai Lies (Again) To Congress With Claim Net Neutrality Killed Broadband Investment

Ajit Pai Lies (Again) To Congress With Claim Net Neutrality Killed Broadband Investment

5 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180726/12152540317/ajit-pai-lies-again-to-congress-with-claim-net-neutrality-killed-broadband-investment.shtml

So, we've kind of been over this. One of the cornerstones of the broadband industry's flimsy and facts-optional assault on net neutrality was that the rules somehow demolished broadband industry investment. Of course the press has noted time and time and time again how that's simply not true.

It's simply not debatable. Close examinations of SEC filings and public earnings reports during the period highlight how this alleged investment apocalypse never actually happened. What's more, CEOs from nearly a dozen ISPs are on public record telling investors (who by law they can't lie to) that the claim was effectively bogus, and that they saw no meaningful impact from the rules. Again, that's not surprising, since many broadband industry executives have also acknowledged the rules, which were discarded last June, really didn't hurt them unless they engaged in anti-competitive behavior.