Cable Internet Service Not Common Carrier

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."

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Re:The Real Problem Here

[Austerity Empowers]

I agree, I see no harm in the supreme court ruling they are common carriers. I think it came down to semantics over wording. The right thing to do is change the law, but under prevailing winds you may as well be seeking an audience with God himself.