Broadband Is Too Important to Become a Utility
Broadband internet has become essential, fueling our economy, education and social lives. As our reliance on it continues to grow, the Federal Communications Commission is poised to impose new regulations that treat internet service like a traditional utility, having adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to regulate broadband under Title II of the Communications Act.
But, as Joe Kane writes in InsideSources, taking a closer look at the performance of U.S. broadband networks, especially during the pandemic, reveals that such a move would harm consumers and innovation.
