Principles for an open broadband future

Public Knowledge Calls for ‘Open Broadband Future.’ The full whitepaper is available here. Do I see the hand of Mike Godwin in this work?

It's a critically important issue. Excerpt:

Unfortunately, broadband services are at risk of being controlled by gatekeepers who have the ability to skew the marketplace against the interests of consumers. As a result of recent mergers in the telecommunications and cable industries, broadband provision is increasingly dominated by a duopoly that is under no obligation to ensure that their networks are open and accessible to all users and applications. Moreover, outdated government spectrum policies have placed artificial limits on broadband deployment. In large part because of these developments, the U.S. ranks only 16th in the world in broadband adoption. ...

The U.S. needs to enact a clear set of principles for broadband services to ensure that these networks are widely deployed, open, affordable and accessible to all consumers. Without such principles, there is great danger that any future legislation on these issues will become a grab bag of special interest provisions.