[jrm4]

It's really not. It's very hard to argue against a technological system that worked really well for as long as it did; only to be disrupted by the internet.

Honestly, it's hard to quantify how well it worked because we got so used to it; it stopped being "technology" and just became "part of life."

[such12]

You can say the same thing about any technology that worked in the past but then failed. It doesn’t mean we should go back to it.

[jrm4]

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. The government regulated telephone system was a success, and the only thing that actually brought it down was technological disruption, which happens. I believe you were trying to suggest that the regulation was a bad thing?