This Official Google Blog posting says it all. And these words flesh out the thought:

Excellent site from the FCC about the National Broadband Plan. Documentation, events, and interactive maps (more data on the way). This is the starting point. And don't forget to subscribe to their excellent RSS feed of news (with a separate RSS feed for comments if you want).

This article from CNET summarize the proposed legislation (there's a link to the PDF file) that would restrict the FCC's powers to regulate broadband.