[maarek]

So, a bunch of regulations passed with the intent of helping the "Little Guy" are being abused by the people with the power and influence to have them rewritten. I really hope no one is surprised by this.

Clearly the answer is to have Congress hold some hearings and add new layers of regulation. Since that always works so well.

[scott_s]

I think that misses the point that the regulations are for an infrastructure that no longer exists. The telecommunications infrastructure has changed significantly, but the laws governing it have not.

[maarek]

Again, this is pretty much typical of regulations. They cannot keep up with the market they are trying to regulate, and just end up causing problems.

[Prrometheus]

We have many laws on the books that were meant to address situations that occurred nearly 100 years ago.

[ckinnan]

The long-distance phone tax was instituted during the Spanish American War 110 years ago as a surtax on "luxury" good.