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Re:The Very Expensive Myth of Long Distance by scott_s on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @11:48AM (#353585)
I think that misses the point that the regulations are for an infrastructure that no longer exists. The telecommunications infrastructure has changed significantly, but the laws governing it have not.
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Re:The Very Expensive Myth of Long Distance by maarek on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @12:51PM (#353659)
Again, this is pretty much typical of regulations. They cannot keep up with the market they are trying to regulate, and just end up causing problems.
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Re:The Very Expensive Myth of Long Distance by Prrometheus on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @07:03PM (#354041)
We have many laws on the books that were meant to address situations that occurred nearly 100 years ago.
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Re:The Very Expensive Myth of Long Distance by ckinnan on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @08:31AM (#354476)
The long-distance phone tax was instituted during the Spanish American War 110 years ago as a surtax on "luxury" good.
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