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I think that misses the point that the regulations are for an infrastructure that no longer exists. The telecommunications infrastructure has changed significantly, but the laws governing it have not.

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Again, this is pretty much typical of regulations. They cannot keep up with the market they are trying to regulate, and just end up causing problems.

We have many laws on the books that were meant to address situations that occurred nearly 100 years ago.

The long-distance phone tax was instituted during the Spanish American War 110 years ago as a surtax on "luxury" good.

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