The FCC Gives the Internet Back to You, the People

[Rosuav]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/te...vote.html?_r=0

Man, I really want to believe this can only be a good thing for the future of the internet, but the cynical part of me can't ignore this. If the Republicans are not only not going to fight this to the end, but also actually acknowledge it as a defeat, this screams to me collusion. It's something they all want, but Republicans don't want to be seen as agreeable on this issue, which makes me question what they actually plan to do. *sigh*

Agreed. It's bits like this that worry me:

The plan would also give the F.C.C. the power to step in if unforeseen impediments are thrown up by the handful of giant companies that run many of the country’s broadband and wireless networks.

Just how broad *is* the FCC's power to be? What happens when it gets miswielded? Presumably the point of it is to reign in the ISPs... but what if it ends up being abused to keep smaller ISPs out of the market, thus permitting the big ones to maintain their positions? Can we really trust the FCC with this power?