A good starting point would be recognizing this: Whether or not the FCC is willing to subject the Internet to public-utility-style regulation, there's no question it's today's essential means of communication - not just the "information service" that the FCC's regulations have portrayed it as for many years. Ultimately, having an Internet dominated by a handful of cable and telephone companies won't serve anybody's interests - not even those companies' shareholders, who will suffer along with the rest of us if rising broadband prices stifle economic growth and innovation.