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It seems like the telecommunications industry is trying to scare people away from being charitable to strangers with their wifi, because it forces people to pur
by oakwhiz 12y ago
It seems like the telecommunications industry is trying to scare people away from being charitable to strangers with their wifi, because it forces people to purchase expensive internet plans on their cell phones if they want to use the internet outside.
- ZenPro 12y agoNot really. The ISP's have fought tooth and nail against every Government regulation to try and curb piracy or force the ISP's into compliance. They have argued that the same laws which state the post office cannot be held responsible for malicious packages also applies to the telecommunications traffic they enable. SkyBSB and Virgin Media lined up behind Talk Talk as prominent opposition to the Digital Economy Bill in the UK. They were simply beat down into regulatory compliance.