Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) is sponsoring a bill that is being discussed in the press as providing the Federal Trade Commission with "veto" rights on ISP bandwidth caps. I theory, this sounds great... but as is so often the case, reality is a bit more complex.   The bill doesn't just restrict bandwidth caps-- it basically puts ISPs at the same level of regulation as public utilities and telephone companies. To some degree, this is warranted-- Internet connectivity has become an essential serv... [Read More]