Uh-oh. Howard writes: "The FCC yesterday announced that it is going to classify phoneline internet access as 'information services' instead of 'telecommunications services' and so providers would not be required to allow open access to interconnect with their lines. (To put this in perspective, Lawrence Lessig, in http://www.foreignpolicy.com/issue_novdec_2001/lessig.html, warned that cablecos were taking over broadband and they were not required to provide open access – now even the telcos won't be required to do so.)
(Thanks, Howard)
