No problem. I do think broadband should be regulated to some extent, but idk how much I would want an ISP to look like currently regulated utility companies like eversource or national grid because they are pretty much monopolies. There should definitely be billing and termination protection for consumers and I think state government should be able to regulate the prices of basic plans, but I’m not quite sure how that could be implemented tbh.

The Obama admin’s FCC was able to get broadband classified as Title II in 2015, but it was revoked by the Trump Admin soon after. I’m not sure if any internet regulation was able to be implemented at a state level in that time span. To the best of my knowledge there’s no real push to reclassify broadband currently, however the FCC created the Affordable Connectivity Program which is a $30 monthly subsidy towards internet for low income consumers so that’s a start I guess.

State public utility commissions regulate telecommunications services through guidance laid out by the FCC, which currently designates broadband service as an “information service” and not a communications service. This means it is not subject to Title II of the 1934 Telecommunications Act, which designates landline telephone providers as “common carriers” who are charged with establishing universal service of landline telephone. The problem is the internet’s current definition by the FCC, which leaves no room for regulation currently.