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    Name:Aaron
    Location:West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
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    Tuesday, April 11, 2006

    Who Owns the Internet?

    The internet is free, right? Well, not really.

    But, who owns it? I mean, what company could go belly up over night and pretty much ensure that my email is going to crash? The answer: AT&T and Verizon.

    AT&T has been a huge piece of the internet for quite some time. They also have their name on the "most connected node" trophy.

    H/T: ChocolateChipCookiesRock

    3 Amendments:

    TomInWestBend said...

    Did you see the story about google looking to open up its own dark fibre that it owns?

    4/12/2006 03:19:21 PM  
    Aaron said...

    No. But, now I think I will.

    4/12/2006 05:16:39 PM  
    Nick said...

    The internet isn't free. Who would think that? The internet is as free as the roads we use. You pay to get on the intenet don't you? Someobody maintains the fiber backbones don't they?

    4/13/2006 09:21:41 AM  

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