Today, Free Press, an organization dedicated to free speech and media on the internet, decided to take on the mantle of a small business advocacy group, without bothering to look what small business actually needs.

Free Press called for the FCC to “take immediate action to solve to competition problem”, but what they want would not result in a single new piece of dark fiber being lit, or even one new rack of edge caching servers being bought. Instead, more lawyers will be paid to argue about new ways to regulate an industry that is already regulated.
We understand that Free Press thinks the internet is broken and too expensive, but for small businesses cost is simply not the biggest issue. As both consumers and online firms, companies are more interested in getting a faster connection, rather than a cheaper one.
We’d rather err on the side of getting more infrastructure built out, rather than increasing the number of anti-trust lawyers in DC.
Instead of worrying about duopolies, we need to focus on ways to create more opportunities for businesses to get paid for their hard work. Allowing for multiple business models to succeed – or fail, through the old-fashioned method of providing goods and services that customers want.
The four principles of net neutrality outlined in 2006 provide an excellent roadmap for keeping the internet competitive; any device, any content, any application and any provider provides the tools we need to succeed.