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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:22 PM Original message |
With 56% of American Internet connections now capped, advocates ask FCC for probe |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Greed rules in the land of the fee |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. and i don't think people realize how much they use. i know that we dumped satellite |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. AT&T and Comcast need to create new revenue streams as they lose cable subscribers |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. that is how many of us live now |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. how do you do that when they have a monopoly? i mean, we are lucky we can even get |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. People like myself watch online |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
79. That's exactly what they want |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. As more information is relayed only through video, this will slow the exchange of ideas terribly. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. VIDEO is really the enemy of info -- stick with TEXT -- |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
53. I agree, video is over kill |
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Rochester (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
65. Agreed, Besides being less data to send, |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Time for free Wifi world wide! |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. What does 150 Gig's per month provide? |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Various problems |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. When you get these big guy monopolies in charge,competition is dead. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. But who pays for the extra bandwidth? |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. If you build it, will they come? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. Been built for years, actually. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
70. We already do. |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. 1.5Mbps is the bare minimum for the government to call something broadband. |
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blackspade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Th problem I have is... |
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Beavker (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Time for a Public Option! |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yeah... |
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blackspade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No more naive than having large corps intruding on it. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. why do people not understand this simple concept |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #34 |
74. +1000% |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Yes, Government ownership is intrusive, I hate the Government watching me cross the street. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #37 |
86. I hate the government telling me what I can watch on TV. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. +1000% -- k/r |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
48. well some town created their own isp for their residents and didn't the state |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. That'd be here in North Carolina. |
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999998th word (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
83. I agree-Corps are desperate |
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proReality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. AT&T's DSL sucks if you live in a more rural area. |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. This will pit the telecom giants agains the media giants. Make popcorn. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. We have AT&T and stream Netflics. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. AT&T will screw you over one way or another. They did to me in |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
17. kr |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. k&r nt |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. ok i'm game |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. Maybe public needs to sponsor its own internet arena ... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. As easy as taking tasers away from police. nt |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. Which providers do not cap the internet usage? |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Good question. nt |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think it's aimed at Netflix. Seriously. nt |
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smaug (146 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Netflix & Hulu are the primary targets |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:04 AM Response to Reply #29 |
87. Don't forget the torrents. |
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AC_Mem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
30. REC |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. K&R. Yes Please! |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. Who would be hurt most by this? |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Large corporations don't use residential accounts from local ISPs. |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
36. And the usual Repugs/Teabagger idiots think the republicans are looking out for their best interest |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
38. It's collusion. This didn't just coincidentally happen |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. I read probably 8 years ago that US internet is 12 times slower and 3 times more expensive |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
67. here in Sweden, I pay 249 SEK (around $43 US)per month for 200 MBPS, you can get 100mbps for $25-30 |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 05:36 AM Response to Reply #67 |
94. Thanks for the back up on that |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
42. I don't see what the brouhaha is about. |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. The difference is that "internet" is not a consumable commodity |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. This is not true. No matter how many pipes you lay |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. The flaw in your argument |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 03:48 AM Response to Reply #51 |
91. The internet is not privately owned but |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. Thank you. |
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ColesCountyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Just 2% of AT&T HSI users consume 20% of the bandwidth available. |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 03:49 AM Response to Reply #56 |
92. Precisely n/t |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
43. I just don 't understand. 56%? |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
71. No option |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
72. 56% could be billed more. |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
73. 56% sounds incredibly high |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
47. Internet should be a government sponsored public utility charging corporations, not users nt |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
49. meegbear |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
50. Paying for ads? |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. +1 great point about being forced to pay for ads / promos |
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Rochester (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Ad Block Plus |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
52. Welcome to the rest of the world, Americans. |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Here's what's missing |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 03:53 AM Response to Reply #54 |
93. It is easy |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. they really don't tell us what uses how much bw |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. The Rest of the World Can Get Stuff Like Al Jazeera on Cable |
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blank space (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. This not quite true. |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #66 |
77. Of course, you can get unlimited internet in Australia, |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. Yep, it's overage charges, not throttling once reaching a "cap". |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #52 |
76. Sorry, but you are just plain incorrect |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. "They just don't want to" is not a credible explanation. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #52 |
85. Where do you get that idea? |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
60. all I really care about is connectivity |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
61. This is one reason I don't use contract services. If I don't like |
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udbcrzy2 (572 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
62. I've had all types of internet connections |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
78. It's a series of tubes! |
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Anakin (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. I didn't see anyone mention this |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #62 |
84. Then the Cable Company Gets to Decide What You Can Watch |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:19 AM Response to Reply #62 |
88. "When I had dial-up it was slow and had no caps." |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
80. CorpAmerica is going to control the internetz. That is their number one goal. |
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gtar100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
89. Put a good thing into the hands of a capitalist.... |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
90. Curious. Here in Australia, all the majors are ending the caps . . . |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
95. Kicked and recommended. |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
96. I don't mind caps, but... |
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