Chilson: Would the commercial internet even exist under a monopoly carrier?
neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-14
Neil Chilson pressed zdch: what would the commercial internet look like under a single monopoly communications provider—would it even exist? The question targets zdch's earlier claim that the Bell Labs gains required the monopoly and that the breakup didn't clearly benefit consumers.
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