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Granting a monopoly to telecoms have been illegal for over 20 years, nationwide.

It's just not profitable to lay a second or third network. It's a natural monopoly.

In fact, it's a coincidence that we have two networks in teh US. The telecom and the cable company.



> Granting a monopoly to telecoms have been illegal for over 20 years, nationwide.

Unfortunately, granting monopolies to information services is not illegal.....




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