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From the perspective of the small, competitive telecom carrier, Net neutrality carries great weight. My company is among a relatively small but entrenched cadre of competitive “common carriers” as licensed by a decades-old regulatory structure oddly enough borne out of AT&T’s original “legalized” monopoly. This regulatory structure creates a relatively even playing field for carriers like ours to compete against the likes of AT&T, Verizon and Comcast â€" a brilliant mix of competition and regulatory structure. Otherwise, there would just be a handful of choices in the market â€" even though in practice this is mostly the net result, as a vast majority of consumers and business utilize four or five primary carriers for their landline or cellular service. 

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