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Re:The data economy demands a new approach to antitrust rules by amelius on Sunday October 29, 2017 @07:41AM (#15578940)
If two people communicate through a service (in whatever way), then that service falls under the telecommunications act, [1], meaning that the service should be open to external parties to allow for competition.

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According to the FCC, the goal of the law was to "let anyone enter any communications business -- to let any communications business compete in any market against any other."

It's that simple, and a shame that the law is not applied properly.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996

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Re:The data economy demands a new approach to antitrust rules by icebraining on Sunday October 29, 2017 @09:32AM (#15579214)
Laws are not applied based on its goals, but on its text. And it's incorrect to say that any service that falls under the telecommunications act must "be open to external parties to allow for competition." The Act distinguishes different kinds of services and only applies certain restrictions to some kinds.
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