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Telecom companies like AT&T aren't providing "essential service". Being able to call/text someone is not a "essential service". Yet they are not supposed to ban

• mikeash 7y ago
  Being able to call people is pretty essential in the modern world. That’s why these laws exist and why governments have put so much effort into making these services available to everyone. The phone company is required to serve you even if they disagree with you not because of some high-minded ideas about free speech, but because it’s considered really important for people to have phone service.
• ggggtez 7y ago
  Why are you talking about telecoms. Cloud Flare is not a telecom. Were you under a rock during Net Neutrality? Don't you realize you are saying nonsense?
• 2bitencryption 7y ago
  > Telecom companies like AT&T aren't providing "essential service". ...according to Title II, yes, they absolutely are. https://newnetworks.com/titleii/ https://newnetworks.com/titleii/
  • snowwrestler 7y ago
    The FCC just ruled that Internet service is not a Title II service.
    • orpheline 7y ago
      It's not Internet service that's essential: it's phone service - the ability to make emergency phone calls.