Interesting, I wonder if you could do the same now with Internet. We know that DSL works over a wet rope.
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By the 1890s, the barbed wire industry had become wealthy enough and powerful enough that they effectively quelled all opposition to the wire.
It (barbed wire) also played a significant role in “settling” the American west by violently asserting individual ownership over land that was already occupied by Native Americans.
The usual american story.
“Bell’s early managers sought to limit frivolous telephoning, especially undignified activities like courting or gossiping over the telephone, and to control certain groups of users, like women, children, and servants, who were thought to be particular offenders.”
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