Will the FCC Regulate the Net?

Lam1969 writes "Computerworld's Robert Mitchell wonders if the FCC could one day have regulatory power over the Internet. The causes? As telephone calls are increasingly delivered as an IP service, and traditional telephony fades away, traditional telephone companies are demanding a level regulatory regimen for all service providers. From the article: "Assuming that the FCC buys arguments such as this, we could see a new regulatory focus on the Internet and a decline in the hands-off attitude shown in the past. From the regulators' viewpoint, the Internet increasingly may be viewed as just another utility that requires oversight.""

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I dont know about you guys

[Billly Gates]

But I feel since the MPAA/RIAA claim to only fight for their artists that they should regulate the net with all their trust.

Re:Seems like a naive idea, to me.

[rootofevil]

In fact, since everyone(1) is already plenty upset over ICANN retaining monopolistic levels of control(2), any further attempts to exercise control over countries will possibly lead to them setting up an entire infrastructure alternative in defiance.

i think you misspelled (1)"europeans and the UN" and (2)"managed to keep the internet from becoming a burecratic nightmare once"