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Re:We are throttling the FCC to dialup modem speeds until th... by rynes on Thursday May 08, 2014 @06:41PM (#7718169)
$1,000 is way too low - any lobbyist has more than that in his pants for "walking around money." They spend more than that taking a Govt. Official to lunch.
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Re:We are throttling the FCC to dialup modem speeds until th... by walden42 on Thursday May 08, 2014 @07:13PM (#7718307)
No, they shouldn't be able to pay to get full service back. Paying any sum of money does not come from their pockets, but from taxpayer pockets. They'd pay any price and not care one bit.
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