Federal regulators could decide as early as today to ease regulation of phone companies' high-speed Internet services, a decision that could reshape the landscape of broadband access.
Supporters say the change will speed the spread of high-speed service and shrink consumer broadband bills, but the eventual result is uncertain. A world of fewer independent Internet providers, where cable firms and the regional Bells increasingly fight head-to-head for customers, seems likely.
Consumer groups worry that the decision will lead to higher prices, less financing for rural communications and possibly phone and cable companies' narrowing public access to Internet content.
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