This is mainly a US effect, but will have Worldwide implications.
The Political and social impact can/could be devastating.
As they are saying free, there are already lobbyist that are demanding input and control
Over the last few years the FCC has been overly tasked with so much, but this may be their biggest battle yet.
How does one allow regulated anarchy, and freedom, in a system that wants to be controlled by Capitalist?
Not to mention that the U.S. Home land Security will want their own input into the Openness of the Internet.
Any way: it will be interesting to see how this will play out over the months and years!
The re-play of the interview:Today, we can’t imagine what our lives would be like without the Internet -- any more than we can imagine life without running water or the light bulb. Millions of us depend upon it every day: at home, at work, in school -- and everywhere in between. The Internet has unleashed the creative genius of countless entrepreneurs and has enabled the creation of jobs -- and the launch of small businesses and the expansion of large ones -- all across America.
That’s why Congress and the President have charged the FCC with developing a National Broadband Plan to ensure that every American has access to open and robust broadband.
http://brookings.feedroom.com/?&fr_story=FRdamp361261&fr_chl=c4288c226c75200cfefdddbeb876732bbccfb258&autoplay=true&skin=oneclip
Full Speech:
http://openinternet.gov/read-speech.html
The New OpenInternet.gov Site.
http://openinternet.gov/
Thoughts from the folks at ZD Net:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4861