Re: Internet should be considered a public utility
How do you jump to the conclusion I'm suggesting the government run anything? Funding and running are separate functions. I'm proposing the infrastructure, including backbone, search engines, etc. should be regulated and publicly funded. Some content and hosts should have no public funding but still must follow applicable laws. Some content, like maybe libraries, should be totally funded, others maybe at least partially subsidized. And of course some, maybe most, enterprises find funding by their own means.
Advertisers should not get a free ride. They can use the internet, paying whatever tariffs necessary but any individual that uses this utility should have total control over what and how much, including none. Any opting in should follow clear guidelines.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
