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Of course, the telcos all know they are sinners and what they do is wrong, but, driven by the demon Outrageous Profit, they
cannot help themselves. They are damned to spend all eternity (that's roughly a financial quarter) buried up to their armpits
in customer complaints.
The Layer of the Wrathful and Sullen is the resting place of the geeks (let me hear you say, "Apache!"). This layer is stuffed
with those who drive around with bumper stickers proclaiming, "The Internet is full, please go away," who identify with Dilbert
and who argue that the 'Net must carry all traffic without preference or favor - particularly if that traffic belongs to their
latest start-up.
The next layer - the Layer of the Gluttonous and the Avaricious - is the province of the venture capitalists and anyone foolish
enough to have invested in Vonage's IPO. The VCs writhe in the eternal torment of long lunches and meetings with start-ups
that all pitch their ideas for a business based on social networking for hamsters (let me hear you say, "Sounds like hell
to me, and I'll have another glass of that splendid Chateau Lafitte.")
Now we come to the big-time sinners in the Layer of the Panderers and Seducers. Here you will find the pressure groups such
as the Parents Television Council and the American Family Association. These outfits game the system to promote their right-wing,
mainly faith-based agendas (let me hear you say, "Sneaky!"). This plays right into the interests of the denizens of the next
layer.
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