cross-posted from: https://vlemmy.net/post/152995

Alternative published title: AT&T/Verizon lobby group pushes for payments from Big Tech

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how long until smaller companies and hosts are required to pay?

Oh they never will. They’ll be locked out immediately, enshrining our corporate overlords as a permanent position

at this point additional infrastructure should be publicly funded, owned & operated and the telecommunications companies should be forced to sell the internet infrastructure to local public utilities.

Now you’re talking. Go run for office somewhere i can vote for you.

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