On: Netherlands first country in Europe with net neutr...

[benwerd]

This is getting off-topic for Hacker News, but you need some legislation to maintain the parameters of a free market. Net neutrality is the fair basis of an online market.

[bad_user → benwerd]

Legislation is useful as long as it promotes consumer choice.

But if you pay close attention, legislation in the U.S. is also the reason for why there is a lack of choice for consumers in regards to Internet providers. I invite you to read this article:

http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cjv14n2-6.html

[benwerd → bad_user]

It's also why the phone system works at all, not to mention the Internet itself. But I agree that the extent of the Bell model was too far.