[antiRepublicrat]

Starting with Karl Marx ?

Starting with the telegraph.

[VRWCmember]

Starting with Karl Marx?

Starting with the telegraph.

Try streaming a two-hour high definition video over the telegraph. Doesn't work? That doesn't matter. Your little ISP is required by the federal government to provide that service to whoever wants it, and you have to charge the same price that you would for a two-line telegraph message.