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From: "Captain Joy" <[email protected]>
Hmmm, I notice you the ban is against "for-profit", which does not
necessarily mean gov't control of said utilities. I.e. not-for-profit
private concerns could own/operate just ventures. To that end, I'd make
relevant devices one Legality Class less than the Control Rating. I.e.
The gov't would know where all such devices where and who owns them; to
obtain a device you would have to show need.
As far as the CR for a such a society, I'd say CR4: Controlled [B506].
If the regulatory powers of the gov't mean they are actually monitoring
TV, radio, and Internet, then, depending on what the gov't allows to be
broadcast/sent, the society might actually be CR5.
I don't think you'd need to show need to own such a device. The government
is apparently just insuring that such a service IS PROVIDED by SOMEONE, and
they are not overtly making a profit.
The same for the communications: They are not necessarily monitoring the
content, just that it is provided at some minimum standard.
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