I think that is the point of the article. Bell Labs had to release their research, Google does not have to. Well maybe the author of the article should replace

I think that is the point of the article. Bell Labs had to release their research, Google does not have to. Well maybe the author of the article should replace "state sanctioned" by "state tolerated" in his description of Bell's monopoly but the key point remains - the difference between Google and Bell Labs is (was) the government involvement.