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		kelnos on Dec 15, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Now that the FCC has repealed net neutrality, let’... We tried that in the US. The incumbents did weaselly things to make life difficult for the CLECs, and eventually lobbied Congress to remove the requirement.

walshemj on Dec 15, 2017 [–]

That's because your regulatory bodies are useless and given that Ofcom in the UK is Murdochs poodle - the FCC is realy useless

kelnos on Dec 21, 2017 | [–]

Perhaps that's true, but acknowledging that doesn't fix the problem at hand.

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