This brings to mind an interesting question: Does the FCC even have the authority to regulate net neutrality?
Even if the US government did somehow manage to regulate the US-based telcos, the FCC would have no legal way of regulating net neutrality outside of the US. An effective net neutrality policy could even harm our economy, if its a rule that nobody else needs to play by.
If we want access to a free internet, we need to figure out how to democratize the infrastructure. As long as we depend on fiber and copper controlled by big companies, net neutrality will continue to slip through our fingers like water.
Even if the US government did somehow manage to regulate the US-based telcos, the FCC would have no legal way of regulating net neutrality outside of the US. An effective net neutrality policy could even harm our economy, if its a rule that nobody else needs to play by.
If we want access to a free internet, we need to figure out how to democratize the infrastructure. As long as we depend on fiber and copper controlled by big companies, net neutrality will continue to slip through our fingers like water.