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   "text": "Geographical monopolies over traffic control create information silos and constrain knowledge exchange, and the resulting lack of competition and cooperation impedes innovation, including at the protocol level, while diminishing consumer protection and rights.",
   "abstract": "These monopolies cre- ate information silos and constrain knowledge exchange. The resulting lack of compe- tition and cooperation impedes innovation, including at the protocol level and dimin- ished consumer protection and rights.",
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   "text": "The internet has become a network of vertically and horizontally integrated monopolies whose information silos constrain knowledge exchange, and the resulting lack of competition impedes innovation including at the protocol level while diminishing consumer protection and rights.",
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