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Maybe that's what the "Net Neutrality" battle is all about. Closing the last loophole, à la Chinese.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 25th, 2006 at 08:05:52 AM EST
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Nah, that's mostly about money, though the possible chilling effects on community/free publishing may have helped gather support.

It's yet another attempt by the big telecoms companies to get their hands on a bigger slice of the Internet pie by state-sponsored monopoly powers. They've been at it since the Internet started growing.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jul 25th, 2006 at 08:12:56 AM EST
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I'm sure the people who were against the legislation were partly politically motivated, and certainly not hindered by the Administration. It's more than just the money (though think of the benefits when you own part of it)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jul 25th, 2006 at 10:16:01 AM EST
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