FCC Considers Deregulation of DSL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday August 5, 2005 @02:31AM from the open-market-for-the-birds dept.

Phlatline_ATL writes "In an article on ArsTechnica, they explore the FCC's current consideration to reclassify DSL as an information service and as such would no longer require the telcos to lease out their lines. This seems like it would effectively make the telcos the exclusive DSL broadband providers." From the article: " So after six months to a year it would be goodbye Earthlink and Speakeasy, hello SBC DSL monopoly (in the case of Chicago, where I live). So the telcos would get what they want, which is no competition while the consumers get screwed. But it's perfectly logical under the FCC's definition of broadband competition, where they want cable to compete with DSL--and hopefully IP over power lines and WiMax down the road."

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Sounds good to me by darkwing_bmf · 2005-08-05 02:44 · Score: 0, Troll

I think deregulation is a great idea. My cable modem service is good and the price is right, even though the cable company isn't forced to share with anyone. Think of it this way, would you build costly new infrastructure and spend a lot on maintenance if you were forced to share what you built with your competitors?