Consumers Opposed to Government Picking Business Models, Mobile Future Says

Ninety percent of consumers surveyed believe today’s level of wireless industry regulation, or less, will help spur innovation, said a Mobile Future poll released Monday. As the FCC contemplates new net neutrality rules, the survey shows consumers are “deeply skeptical of an expanding regulatory role for government in the wireless sector,” Mobile Future said. The poll found that 88 percent believe the government shouldn’t block or otherwise be involved in approving wireless business models, and 10 percent said their wireline and wireless uses are similar, Mobile Future said. Researchers polled 865 U.S. mobile consumers over the weekend of Oct. 17.