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Re:We need internet that isn't owned by big telecom by gwright on Sunday December 17, 2017 @10:50PM (#15949252)
It looks like ToledoTel is a "Local Exchange Carrier" (LEC). These entities have existed for a long time and are effectively the local incumbent telco and are quite common in more rural areas.

Purchasing IP connectivity from ToledoTel is the same thing as purchasing IP connectivity from Verizon -- they are both the incumbent telco in their respective geographic areas.

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Re:We need internet that isn't owned by big telecom by gwright on Monday December 18, 2017 @12:16AM (#15949607)
Perhaps I should have said "analogous to" and not "the same thing as". I'm not trying to put forth an opinion here, just trying to point out that ToledoTel is the phone company in its service area.
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