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I wish that was true. But don't forget who owns, operates, and maintains the actual cables. Telecoms.

Where we're going, we don't need cables.

If users don't believe their collective market power is strong enough, they should remember they are empowered in other ways too.

Elections in November, starting a net-neutral provider as competition, etc...

Interesting - I never heard anyone equate the internet to an unstoppable self-replicating technology before - but by God I hope you're right.