Broadband Trojan Horse

March 15, 2010 | Source: The Wall Street Journal

The Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil a “national broadband plan” Tuesday that is opposed by industry and without any of the five commissioners voting on it.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is moving to increase the reach of his agency and expand government control of the Web, with “open access” regulations. And he recommends forcing major broadband providers like Time Warner Cable and Qwest to share their high-speed networks with smaller competitors at federally set rates.