> Look at how this is solved in other places such as Canada or the UK where they instead force the ISPs to lease lines at reasonable rates.
The FCC will now have the authority to do that for all Internet access, if they want to.
Up until now, only telephone companies were regulated as utilities, and they were indeed forced to lease access to their lines. I buy DSL service from a "CLEC" (competitive local exchange carrier)--a company that is leasing access to the existing phone network in my area.
But until this recent FCC ruling, the FCC did not have the same authority over cable networks, fiber networks, or wireless networks.
The FCC will now have the authority to do that for all Internet access, if they want to.
Up until now, only telephone companies were regulated as utilities, and they were indeed forced to lease access to their lines. I buy DSL service from a "CLEC" (competitive local exchange carrier)--a company that is leasing access to the existing phone network in my area.
But until this recent FCC ruling, the FCC did not have the same authority over cable networks, fiber networks, or wireless networks.