[Alberta's Child]

I think the real question here is whether it makes sense to have the internet managed and regulated like the interstate highway system.

Dumb question: Wouldn't anyone be able to build their own "internet" themselves?

[AxeofCrom]

Not a dumb question. There are already private VPN/ISP’s out there.

The problem, from what I understand, is the infrastructure involved. Fiber optic cables, servers, and the like.

The best way around that, I assume, is to obtain satellite only based internet service only and form Co-Ops and companies. That’s how radio gets around the FCC.

But guarantee this is literally a move which will oversee all internet traffic and data - everywhere. Just like the radio and TV. You have to be able to access the WWW in order to get really anything and I think at that point you would be subject to FCC rules and regulations? I dunno. Even if it was your server or your satellite?

It’s a complex issue. It’s about to get more complex, evidently.