> Could you imagine the telephone company shutting off someone's phone service over something they said or who they associated with? Unthinkable. Actually, yes

> Could you imagine the telephone company shutting off someone's phone service over something they said or who they associated with? Unthinkable. Actually, yes, in most parts of the world the telephone company was under no obligation to provide service to anyone who wanted it and there were laws about what you could say or do over the telephone.