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The private business are using public right-of-ways and spectrum to carry their data, so they ought to be held to the same standard that makes cable television
by madengr 5y ago
The private business are using public right-of-ways and spectrum to carry their data, so they ought to be held to the same standard that makes cable television provide public access channels. If Google censors me, maybe I’ll dig up their cable that runs through the right-of-way on my private property.
- ABeeSea 5y agoCable television does not have to provide public access channels. Broadcast providers do since they have formal leases with the FCC for spectrum which is a finite public good. It isn’t formal regulations; it’s basically terms in the lease agreement. The internet is a not scarce like TV spectrum was.
- Taniwha 5y agobut cable TV's cables do use public streets and right of ways, negotiation of those franchise often include lease agreement terms that require the cable company to carry a city's public access channels .....
- lupire 5y agoGoogle (not counting Fiber, which is separate) doesn't have a cable on your property.