Overall a good story on the evolution of Telecommunication regulation but not completely balanced and accurate. Eventhough I have not yet read the FCC petition, I felt there are some points where the author could have reported more accurately. For instance, he would need to be more specific about whether Skype is talking about SW or HW. The Carterphone decision is clearly HW and all the wireline example given are HW based. But Skype's case is SW base. If the argurment is HW based, then the author should mention that in a GSM environment today, nothing stops a user from using a non T-mobile or non Cingular certified phone (as long as it is GSM compliant). If the Argurment is SW based, then the author should mention that the fine prints of the agreements with Wireline provider are not so clear on whether skype is allowed. In addition, in a wireless environment, cell phone can be used as modems and there is little that prevents running skype on a laptop using a cell phone as a modem.