Comment Re:This is the part which is wrong (Score 0) 292
They are not, they are contract carriers, as indicted by you needing a contract with them to just have an account. Outside of chosing to be common carriers sometimes congress can force companies to become common carriers (see ATT) but they
1) need an actual good cause
2) it must be the least restrictive means (to limit the rights of the owners) to accomplish the cause
The law can make ISPs be common carriers because they are telecoms, apps are information services not telecoms so they cannot be forced into it under the current law and there is little indication that forcing apps to be common carriers would not violate the constitution.