With 55 percent of all U.S. households beholden to a single, fixed-line provider of broadband access (mostly cable modem service), the Commission should consider how each of its rules affects broadband investment.

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Because DirecPC is still tethered to phone-line modems for Web page and e-mail requests, I must dial into my regular Internet service provider to get started online.

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The phone might be able to list the locations of several nearby and the service provider might charge a certain gas station a few dollars to put it at the head of the line in that list in the same way Google.com charges for its search-based text ads.

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