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Re:You can’t buy Congress’s web history – that's not how any... by bigbugbag on Thursday March 30, 2017 @06:04AM (#13994106)
My understanding is that there is a cartel of operators in the US. If ISP 1 goes to area A, then ISP 2 will not go to area A and go to area B instead. ISP 1 will then not go to area B.

This is an effective way to maximize profit at little to no cost and is not uncommon in many markets around the world.

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Re:You can’t buy Congress’s web history – that's not how any... by orthecreedence on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:31PM (#13999057)
They've also convinced your average, market-loving American that there are options and if you don't like your current ISP, you can just switch. I'll switch from Comcast to Wave! Oh wait, Wave just resells Comcast. Ok, I'll switch to AT&T! Sorry, the nearest switch box is more than a mile from your house...your speeds are going to be ~ 400K/s.

Yay, free market.

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