The Washington Post did an analysis of the FCC's new broadband plan. Their main criticism is that it doesn't offer any real consumer options to the plans currently available. The telecom and cable companies are still the only providers. No new competition. Thus, the prices won't be coming down.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031900807.html?hpid=sec-tech
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031900807.html?hpid=sec-tech