] While defending its policies in court, the FCC will need
] to address several issues related to broadband. For
] instance, should new services like voice over Internet
] Protocol, or VoIP, be regulated? And how should owners of
] networks recover their costs in areas that are expensive
] to serve?

This is ridiculous. I can't believe that the FCC would even consider continuing to support the practice of the Universal Service Fund. Why is it the government's job to subsidize providers to offer service to 'expensive' customers? Why can't they just mandate that everyone needs universal access at standardized pricing and let the damn industry figure out how to provide it in a cost effective manner which preserves their margin? Just because ole Grandma Jones out in the country 'costs more' to service using POTS doesn't mean that a Bell should get reimbursed with your tax dollars and phone bill for their incompentence. Give Grandma Jones a friggin wireless connection! Pulling cable out to her house in the middle of nowhere is STUPID!

Is an 'open' Internet a doomed concept?