I get my internet from a local ISP but I live in the SF area. There’s plenty of alternatives including DVDs.
What role does the federal government have in this? ISP monopolies if they exists are a product of local governments.
Why, why, why would you be for the consolidation of ISPs under national “public utility” regulations if you’re worried about lack of competition?
What sense does any of this make? Do you believe that a great heap of government regulations is going to make internet cheaper and faster?
Who’s talking about making them public utilities? I’m simply talking about the fact that these regulations were around in some form or other for a very long time...the concept of network neutrality goes back to the telegram era. When I use the Net, I like the idea that the link to Microsoft and the link to some cheap local electronics shop take the same amount of time to load.