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To The Co-Conspirators Go The Spoils

Submitted by Shane-O on Thu, 2008-05-15 05:25.
Surprise! Verizon and AT&T Win Homeland Security Contracts.

Verizon Business, a unit of No. 2 U.S. telephone service provider Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N), said on Wednesday it has won a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security worth around $678.5 million over 10 years.
… AT&T Government Solutions, a business unit of AT&T Inc (T.N), won a $292 million contract to serve as the secondary network service provider in the Eastern and Western region.

And nothing for Quest.  Read more 

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Telcos censor anti-forced pregnancy text messages, just like they'd love to do on the Internet, if they get control of it

Submitted by lambert on Thu, 2007-09-27 09:12.

Why would giving the telcos control over the Internet by destroying Net Neutrality* produce anything more than massive suckitude?**

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Especially since you know that as soon as they get control, they’re going to start censoring everything (Via)?  Read more 

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