SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Who controls the Internet? That's the heated debate that has Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and Time Warner Cable facing off against the U.S. government, content providers like Netflix and consumer groups. To ensure that all websites and content creators are treated equally and there's no "pay-for-faster-play," the head of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing that Internet access now be overseen like a public utility, such as landline phones. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, once a lobbyist for the very companies he now is going head-to-head with, says the U.S. must regulate Internet service providers more closely to ensure that they don't play...
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