In a Detroit News letter to the editor, Mike Jude discussed the potential impact of Net neutrality on the 95% of Americans who access high speed Internet services. Dr. Jude oversaw a study by Frost & Sullivan, finding “that even with a light regulatory touch, net neutrality could impose a $7 billion a year overhead on the economy with a commensurate loss of 70,000 anticipated jobs in 2011.”

Frost & Sullivan’s study also says Net neutrality legislation could “hamper the FCC’s stated goal of universal broadband — helping every American get online,” costing customers nearly $55 more per month. The legislation would force service providers to charge customers to “support network deployment and management.”

Read some of Dr. Jude’s other articles:

New regulations, rules could bump up access charges
May 11, 2010

Net Neutrality: A Tax on the Internet
May 6, 2010

Net neutrality regulations could endanger wireless carriers’ business
March 12, 2010

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.