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Cable Internet Service Not Common Carrier

Posted by Hemos on from the the-battle-wages-on dept.

l2718 writes "The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed with the Federal Communications Commission that cable Internet service is an 'information service' rather than a 'telecommunication service.' This means that cable companies don't have to make their infrastructure open for competing ISPs to use. This is in distinction to the case of telephone companies and long-distance service, for example. For more information try the Center for Digital Democracy or read the Telecommunications Act."

2 of 304 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Let them keep their network! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cable carriers DO NOT provide digital phone services over coaxial. It's over the same copper that the phone companies use..

  2. FCC in charge? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How do I make a forum? I want to know this because I want to make a website free of tryanny from these candy-ass, liberally biased, asshole /. mods. It's time that us trolls have a home of our own, like the Jews do with Isreal. Is there a /. troll island? If so what is the link?

    --; --; those are hammers

    FIRST POST!