I'm not sure what you're getting at... I can at the very least vote for the people who are writing laws and making policy. The people, via democratic governmen

I'm not sure what you're getting at... I can at the very least vote for the people who are writing laws and making policy. The people, via democratic government, have (theoretically) some influence on how the network is to be administered and regulated. If rules are left to the whims of a single monopoly or a small oligopoly of network providers, the only options are "take it" or "leave it."