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The was no "privatization" of the communication infrastructure. The Government allowed a mandated monopoly. When the government "deregulated" and allowed competition, the technology advanced and prices came down.

If we still had the fully regulated airlines, the way before deregulation, a plane ticket which was $1000 across the country in the 1970's, would be $10,000 today!
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