In the US, adjudication of wireless entry under the "public interest" standard protects incumbent service providers. Excess demand exists for access to radio spectrum, despite a common misperception that license auctions held by regulators are tantamount to selling spectrum. Would-be suppliers...

"Open access" would allow ISPs to use a cable operator's broadband connection under regulated terms and conditions. Advocates stress the desirability of an "end-to-end" architecture for the Internet and the danger that cable operators will use their control over the last mile to limit consumer...