Soon, the public will know the results of the Federal Communication Commission’s Open Internet proceedings.  Among the issues being deliberated is a potential decision to reclassify broadband internet as a common-carrier, i.e. a utility-like service under “Title II” regulations.   Title II refers to outdated, onerous rules that were originally designed to address the now long-gone domestic telephone monopoly of the 1930s.  Title II was never intended for use in today’s broadband market, which of course few people could foresee.  Applying these rules now could drastically change the Internet as we know it. Most concerning is the fact that these … Continue reading Why Apply Ancient Rules to the Internet?