[andjd]

Ok, so instead of breaking you up into three companies, we'll break you up into 4. The fourth can own the messaging infrastructure and license it out to anyone interested.

I can find a legal solution to your technical blockades. Be careful what you ask for.

[dalbasal]

>I can find a legal solution to your technical blockades. Be careful what you ask for.

legislative... senator.

[enjoyyourlife]

I think he is referring to the Justice Department

[nanoservices]

This is fun to read but also implies that we have representatives competent enough to even understand things at this level. Maybe they don't have to understand it, I doubt they even consult someone who could help them understand this.

[jasonwatkinspdx]

That's the role of staffers, though the rise of the lobbying industry has perverted this somewhat.

Some folks in congress are savvy about technology however, such as Wyden.

[baq]

This isn’t new. Telephone infrastructure, power grid, roads and railways in some countries are using this exact pattern with some success.