Bell System
company on 6 shows · 2 statements across 1 episodes · said 23 times in 10 episodes since 2017
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 11 
All-In 5 
the a16z Podcast 3 
20VC 2 
How I Built This 1 
Big Technology 1
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Doctorow: Dismantling the Bell System was essential for modern internet technologies
“And, you know, it held back modems. It held back the internet. It held back you know, early Usenet. It was only the dismantling of the Bell system that enabled the next generation to emerge.”
Doctorow: Big Tech's calls for regulation are bids for state monopoly
“And, you know, Facebook is positioning itself to become a state monopoly like the Bell system was, as is Google, as is Apple, right? All of these companies, they want to be, when they say, please regulate us, right? When they say, please make rules to tell us …”