To follow up on this point, a portion of revenue of most ISPs and telcos comes from contracts with the federal government. In a time of emergency and war, a la

To follow up on this point, a portion of revenue of most ISPs and telcos comes from contracts with the federal government. In a time of emergency and war, a large multinational is not going to bite the (large and powerful) hand that feeds them. A related current example is BP with the oil spill. BP could very well have said fuck you to the Obama administration and not set aside a compensation fund. However, this would have been done at the cost of current and future federal government contracts.