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The free market is not functioning for internet access in the US.

There is no regulatory escape from the reality of who owns the infrastructure. Nationalize the infrastructure and see G.E./TW/Verizon go ballistic.

But nationalizing the US internet will have consequences that reach such things as pornography, counter-culture teachings and writings, shared media files from musicians, footage or evidence of a police-state, whistle-blower access to the internet.

All of that would now be under the purview of the FCC.

I think that idea sucks.