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Doesn't that ignore the effect of government granted monopolies? Since some ISPs are granted monopoly status by local governments, by definition the free market can't work. So, as in cases of civil rights, maybe the answer IS to attach neutrality conditions to such monopolies?

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A libertarian would throw up in their mouth at the idea of a government-granted monopoly.

So, they have little-to-nothing useful to say on the current state of affairs for modern ISPs and telcos, then? And are instead just wanking around a mythical tabula-rasa marketplace?

No. Obviously, a libertarian would say, "instead of changing the law to further enhance state control over the Internet, we should enact different laws to deregulate local last-mile telecom".

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