On 4/24/2014 11:37 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:

The fact there are "regulated monopolies" does not mean regulation cannot be used to keep a monopoly from forming. And using a turn of phrase to prove a point of logic and/or history is a pretty sad argument. Yeah, the phrase "regulated monopoly" exists, therefore monopolies can't exist without regulation! Q.E.D. Oh, wait, got my abbreviation wrong, I meant: W.T.F.?

Larry is confused. He can claim he is not, but posting to NANOG does not change the facts. Then again, just because I posted to NANOG doesn't prove I'm right either. Worst of all, this thread is pretty non-operational now.

So believe as you please. I'm going to believe that the FCC allowing monopolies (regulated or not) to charge content providers as they please will be bad for me and about 300 million other Americans.

Besides, what has this to do with my original questions?

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