> It wouldn't be good for your power company to have the option of arbitrarily cutting you off as a customer, and never giving you a chance to get back your pow

> It wouldn't be good for your power company to have the option of arbitrarily cutting you off as a customer, and never giving you a chance to get back your power. Yes, they're a regulated utility like water, power, natural gas, etc., and can't discriminate services based on political beliefs, unlike regular privately owned companies who are protected by the first amendment (in the US). Why the internet isn't regulated like a "utility" is beyond me. It clearly is as just about everyone and everything relies on it now. Just like it's very hard to live and do business without power or water, it's just as hard/impossible to live normally without the internet.