http://stopthecap.com/2010/03/17/federal-communications-commission-releases-national-broadband-plan/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Data Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:49:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://stopthecap.com/2010/03/17/federal-communications-commission-releases-national-broadband-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-9103 “FCC presents broadband regulation plan to Congress” and related posts | Socialinks Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:04:06 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=8471#comment-9103 [...] Federal Communications Commission Releases National Broadband Plan - Stop the Cap! [...] [...] Federal Communications Commission Releases National Broadband Plan - Stop the Cap! [...]

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]]> http://stopthecap.com/2010/03/17/federal-communications-commission-releases-national-broadband-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-9093 Matt Drew Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:37:31 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=8471#comment-9093 "acknowledging America’s for-profit, largely unregulated broadband industry" Are they joking? Seriously, telecom and cable are two of the most heavily regulated businesses in the country - regulated, that is, in favor of the incumbents to the exclusion of competitors. Calling the current approach to broadband provision a free market approach is laughable, but I guess most Americans aren't aware of even recent history and the almost-complete regulatory capture that cable and telecom companies currently enjoy. “acknowledging America’s for-profit, largely unregulated broadband industry” Are they joking? Seriously, telecom and cable are two of the most heavily regulated businesses in the country – regulated, that is, in favor of the incumbents to the exclusion of competitors. Calling the current approach to broadband provision a free market approach is laughable, but I guess most Americans aren’t aware of even recent history and the almost-complete regulatory capture that cable and telecom companies currently enjoy.

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