[gurps] Treaty on Public Utilities and life support devices

[Troy Guffey]

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From: "Captain Joy" <captainjoy at mac.com>

> 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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