Does the FCC want to regulate the Internet?
Yes, we are an evil bureaucracy bent on destroying your freedom of speech! Just kidding. The FCC (the agency where I work) does not “regulate” the Internet, and we have no plans to do so. The notorious Communications Decency Act is a criminal statute that would be enforced by local U.S. Attorney’s Offices, not the FCC. And no, the FCC is not planning a “modem tax;” what you heard about was probably a proposal that was abandoned several years ago to require companies like Compuserve to pay certain charges to local phone companies from which they are currently exempted. • Can you help me get my browser to work properly? Installing software to access the Internet and the Web is highly platform-specific. I happen to have a Macintosh, and although I (grudgingly) use a Windows PC at work, I haven’t had to learn a great deal about the wonderful complexities of connecting to the Internet on a PC. If your question primarily concerns the software on your machine (especially if you are one of the
