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> the free market is what brought us Dialup, DSL, Cable, FiOS, WiFi and whatever's after WiFi

Government research and subsidies brought us these. The market only sold them.

> Government research and subsidies brought us these. The market only sold them.

You do realize that the government pays (with private company tax dollars) other private companies to do things for them, don't you?

Either that or it hires private individuals and pays them to do it. What is your point? In either case, the govt is making the resource-allocation choice.

Your point is well taken, but if memory serves, the specific technologies listed were developed by private corporations and industry consortiums. Would be interested to see a fact checked history on this, however.

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