The 1996 act was completely undermined by telco lobbying. Its public policy purpose --legislated disruption-- was never successfully implemented. They won the

The 1996 act was completely undermined by telco lobbying. Its public policy purpose --legislated disruption-- was never successfully implemented. They won the war you never knew was fought, the greatest type of victory. The subtlety of the argument is precisely the point. =] There is a reason the most $$$ paid man in washington is the head of RIAA, the hollywood/old media lobbying group. The Cable and the RLECs (now VZ, T, etc) are all-pro and in the same leaugue.