[Terr_]

> If we extended public policy from

Similarly and tangentially, when the US Constitution was made in an era of horseback/carriages, it explicitly authorized the creation of a public national postal service (USPS).

If we extended that older public policy with today's technological context, they would have authorized a national Internet Service Provider. (And, like with USPS, specialized private competitors would exist.)

[account42]

That's at least better than other countries who have essentially privatized most of their existing public infrastructure.