By: David Worthington

David Worthington — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:10:38 +0000

@Justasking99: I agree. Some European countries have rolled out broadband faster than the US through private/public partnership where the government lays the fiber and companies have access. That prevents the duopolies that we have in most US cities and regions.

By: justasking99

justasking99 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:57:57 +0000

Along with the recent interim appointment of Michael Copps as FCC chairman, this is really good news for Internet users. Remember, the commercial Internet was created by the Federal Government with the High Speed Computing and Communications Act of 1991. The commercial Internet was initially owned and operated by the Federal Government under the auspices of the National Science Foundation. In 1993 the NSF turned over the Internet to the telcos with the proviso that it be operated for the common good. If the telcos are reneging on this deal, then the time is right for the US Govt to take back control of the Internet and operate it as a public utility for the common good.

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