The new FCC chairman Kevin Martin is busy bending over for the big telcos. Among his giveaways:

• Suggesting that taxes on VOIP equipment are a good idea
• He sees no reason to push for network neutrality rules

The Bells & their cronies would have strangled the Internet in its crib if they had realized what it was at the time; they’re doing their very best to kill it as an adult now. They cannot control or profit from a free Internet nearly so much as they can with a more domesticated version, so that’s what they’ll push for — and damn the consequences.