ABSTRACT There is significant debate over whether there remains a last-mile broadband bottleneck. In this paper, we explore what might be the nature of this bottleneck and review options for regulatory responses. Building on our work in CommAct2021, we expand on our discussion of the need for a reformed Communications Act and FCC to have a capability to mandate shared access to potential bottleneck facilities in the Internet ecosystem. We explain why this framework will require public utility-like regulatory authority, which should be used sparingly since it conflicts with the desirable evolution toward light-handed market-based regulation underway. We review the lessons from earlier efforts to mandate sharing and explain why the earlier approach based on common carrier Title II is problematic and why we think our proposal for a new Title II as part of a new Communications Act offers a better path forward.

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电信似曾相识：宽带互联网共享模式

摘要 关于是否仍然存在最后一英里宽带瓶颈存在重大争论。在本文中，我们探讨了这一瓶颈的性质可能是什么，并审查了监管响应的选项。以我们在 CommAct2021 中的工作为基础，我们进一步讨论了改革后的通信法案和 FCC 的必要性，以具有强制共享访问互联网生态系统中潜在瓶颈设施的能力。我们解释了为什么这个框架需要类似公共事业的监管机构，应该谨慎使用，因为它与正在进行的基于市场的轻率监管的理想演变相冲突。