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by pmorici 6496 days ago
Isn't the real issue here product labeling?

If an ISP wants to offer access to only wikipedia for 2 bucks a month why should there be a law against that? So long as they don't market their product as "Internet access" I see nothing wrong.
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bvttf 6496 days ago
My main problem is that there's not quite enough competition in the ISP area. So if Verizon and Comcast both own newspapers we don't get any Craigslist.
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pmorici 6495 days ago
Sure, but if you pass this law you don't get free Wikipedia for life on your kindle. While the law seems well intentioned I don't think restricting business models is going to encourage competition.
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