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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by JediWing on Friday February 24, 2017 @05:14PM (#13728436)
Huh?

The only reason you could connect "any lawful device" after 1968 was because of the FCC "Carterphone" rulemaking.

In its absence, Ma Bell would have kept forced leasing of standard phones as long as possible. Perhaps I'm misunderstand you (or missing sarcasm?).

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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by seibelj on Friday February 24, 2017 @06:18PM (#13728859)
The FCC was regulating the monopoly! And why would anyone want a monopoly to exist? "Cheap phone service for grandma". That's always been the justification for all the insanity. It took years to deregulate and allow true competition, and it always came through because of lawsuits. Telecom is an industry run by lawyers.
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