Your telecom actually is responsible for moderating your usage - try consistently pirating media without a good blocklist in the US and see how long you keep your service. Most providers will cut you off after a half-dozen or so nastygrams, and that's just for the light offense of copyright infringement.
Your telecom also uses tax money to fund its infrastructure deployments, and it is regulated as more than an ordinary private company.
Your telecom also uses tax money to fund its infrastructure deployments, and it is regulated as more than an ordinary private company.