1) immediately remove all regulations that might block new competition from coming into the market, and competing locally with the big local monopolies
2) call them common carriers, and then they'd be able to regulate them however they want, and that's what the judge basically said, too.
I'd prefer 1) over 2), but at this point either one would be better. But right now FCC/US gov is doing neither of them and that should scare the hell out of everyone. This needs to be protested big time.
In a perfect world I would prefer 1) as well, but realistically I think 2) is the only option. I don't understand why it's taking the FCC so long to take the hint; IIRC the number of judges that have basically told them "make them common carriers and you can regulate them however you want" is now three.
(Actually, my cynical side does understand; but I have been hoping against hope that for once reasonableness would win out over cynicism.)
1) immediately remove all regulations that might block new competition from coming into the market, and competing locally with the big local monopolies
2) call them common carriers, and then they'd be able to regulate them however they want, and that's what the judge basically said, too.
I'd prefer 1) over 2), but at this point either one would be better. But right now FCC/US gov is doing neither of them and that should scare the hell out of everyone. This needs to be protested big time.