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Deregulate it into baby Googles like they did Bell so these states can capture a portion of taxes on that sweet Google corporate revenue away from California.
by altdatathrow 6y ago
Deregulate it into baby Googles like they did Bell so these states can capture a portion of taxes on that sweet Google corporate revenue away from California.
Nothing will fundamentally change for the consumer, only who gets paid.
- _wldu 6y agoI was able to actually go and buy a telephone after the Bell break-up. Before that, it was not possible to own a telephone. You had to rent them from the phone company. So that was a pretty fundamental change.
- chrononaut 6y agoFor only a short time, until perhaps the baby Googles reform into a single company again much like most of the baby Bells. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System#Evolution_of_the_Baby_Bells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System#Evo... [1] https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/att-breakup-spinoff.asp https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/att-breakup-spin...
- arrosenberg 6y agoDespite the reconsolidation, the Bell break up gave consumers answering machines, cheap long distance service and modems.
- root_axis 6y agoWhich company gets to keep the google.com domain?