Why our broadband policy's still a mess | Newsmakers | CNET News.com

Copps thinks government can accelerate broadband deployment but never says how or at what cost. He implies broadband should be part of a new definition of Universal Service. The old social contract for Universal POTS Service required a monopoly with a hugely complex system of internal subsidies and tremendous regulatory costs at the state and federal level. Without offering a strategy for 'broadband everywhere' policy, Copps' words are nothing more than useless ranting.