MikeK Explains IEN Controversy

In a quote pulled from Muskrat/ 43rd State Blues , Councilman Mike Kennedy explains the hubbub at the Idaho Education Network: “Here’s an analogy a legislator gave me: when they passed this legislation for IEN (which everyone thinks is a good idea) the legislators thought Qwest would build the superhighway and we smaller local companies would be able to plug in the ‘offramps’, especially since companies like mine have those all around the state already built. Now (and maybe always) Qwest has decided to build the offramps themselves and cut out smaller local companies, even if it means duplicating existing services at dramatically higher cost.” Full Muskrat post here .

Question: What should the Legislature do to fix this situation, if anything?