Baby Bells Victorious Over Sharing Rules

An Anonymous Coward sent in somewhat troubling news for people who like high-speed internet access at reasonable prices: the Baby Bells have won their legal challenge of FCC rules requiring them to accomodate competitors providing high-speed internet access. The FCC has already been moving toward this on its own (the FCC is headed by political appointees appointed by the President), but this court decision will accelerate it: neither the current FCC nor the courts are going to stop the Bells from squeezing out their competition. There's a CNet story and the decision is online.

Comments

Have you noticed?

[deepsea007]

Has anyone noticed a problem with the way things are in the States these days? Many other countries are currently trying to find ways to bring the power and advantages that the internat offers to their public, while the States just keep on catering to the big companies. The Bell's need more money like I need a hole in the head, and meanwhile, a large percentage of public schools and normal people still do not even have access...Just a bit of a rant, it's over now...

Re:Appointees of the President

[delcielo]

Liberals tend to stick to what they believe regardless of what facts show.


That's not limited to liberals, though I agree with the current thread.