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The ISPs have bought themselves some democracy. They've managed to get numerous state laws passed to prevent local government from doing any of this.
by dhosek 6y ago
The ISPs have bought themselves some democracy. They've managed to get numerous state laws passed to prevent local government from doing any of this.
- kinjba11 6y agoThis is correct. What happened to Wilson, NC is fairly illuminating. Big ISPs convinced governments to pass laws that make it illegal to make an ISP as a utility. Planet Money - Small America vs Big Internet https://www.npr.org/transcripts/865908114 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/865908114