If the Telecommunications Act of 1996 saw the internet of 1996 as built on top of raw telecom circuits, that might have something to do with the fact that it wa

If the Telecommunications Act of 1996 saw the internet of 1996 as built on top of raw telecom circuits, that might have something to do with the fact that it was. Nowadays, it's the other way around: the telecoms system is built on top of raw internet circuits.