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JW Ogden's avatar

Did the breakup of AT&T help the internet spread faster than it would have otherwise?

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not sure social media would work as a utility. one reason why regulating utilities qua utilities works is that it is impossible for customers to go without, and often impissible to switch to a competitor, whereas niether is true in the case of social media. I think this is because as strong as the network affects of facebook, twitter, etc. are, they are nohwere near as strong as that of the local water company, the only person providing water within 30 miles of me

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