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[psergeant]

The economic argument is difficult to make, because it raises costs on American companies who are consumers.

[coldtea → psergeant]

Unless of course those consumers have less influence on politicians that huge telcos (and the costs are negligible anyway)

[emodendroket → psergeant]

I don't think that's true. You just need one party to be on good terms.

[aaronblohowiak → psergeant]

you don't want the only source of essential infrastructure to be an adversary so the "economic" argument may also be strategic but in a different way.