Is it illegal for the government to purchase a company in order shutter it from offering services to the public? I know this is done for technologies, I suppose as a conceptual matter, and patents.

Similarly how far can USG go in putting the screws to a provider? If you don’t comply with our desire for visibility into your network, for whatever lawful purpose where that visibility facilitates it, we are going to use contract and regulatory decision making to damage your ability to compete. CALEA doesn’t go that far but if you’re following what I’m asking here this seems to be a boot strapping attempt.