Chaining the Internet
Thursday, 29. June 2006, 12:26:38

'Capitalism, to put it mildly, has its faults. It is only a just system if hard work and innovation truly leads to success. It could be argued that while this "American Dream" is in many cases a myth, the Internet provides ample evidence that in a market more-or-less free from both government interference and control by large corporations, offering a superior product can lead to success. The telecommunications companies threaten this fragile state of affairs by giving wealthier companies the means to eliminate competition, essentially placing the Internet under even more under the control of corporations than the rest of the economy.' More