re: #137 freetoken

Since when was “access to the ‘net” not been highly restrictive, if not monopolistic?

Yes, it is monopolistic. But, with the removal of net neutrality regulations it can become infinitely more restrictive. Your local ISP can throttle out any content provider they wish and basically make access to only sites to be that they permit; e.g., their entertainment sources.

You touched, but only briefly on local accessing the backbone. The last mile of access is expensive. The last50 feet of access is really expensive. Server and router points are expensive and complicated to maintain. Small communities can’t afford this, nor will they have the resources to access any entry onto the backbone.