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		Telecom fights price caps as U.S. spends billions on internet access (washingtonpost.com)
		2 points by leotravis10 5 months ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

leotravis10 5 months ago | [–]

Gift link: https://wapo.st/3Q3z3LT

sydbarrett74 5 months ago | [–]

Some basic level of broadband access should become a public utility. Full stop.

Why don't AT&T and Verizon just get it over with and merge? Ma Bell would once again be recreated. /s

What a pooch-screw the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ended up being.

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