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Re:Keep the Internet Open by alex_young on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @03:37PM (#13870771)
That argument seems pretty contrived. It's really hard to imagine a situation where Wikipedia is delivered to Iraqis on some kind of special limited internet pipe. What would the business proposition be?

It's not so hard to imagine the harm that comes from Verizon or AT&T picking winners based on the relationships they have and blocking innovation.

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Re:Keep the Internet Open by Ajedi32 on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @03:44PM (#13870822)
> It's really hard to imagine a situation where Wikipedia is delivered to Iraqis on some kind of special limited internet pipe.

FWIW, that isn't just a hypothetical situation; it's already happening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero

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