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Re:More than 800 startups sign letter objecting to plans to ... by acdha on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:06AM (#14219948)
What market is being limited in a natural monopoly? “Market” is commonly used with the implication that multiple sellers exist and the buyer can choose any or none, all of which is unlike the ISP situation for millions of people.

What I think makes the most sense is going back to what we had with DSL: require the owner of the cable to the house to provide access at cost, allowing competition for the higher level services.

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Re:More than 800 startups sign letter objecting to plans to ... by beaconstudios on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:09AM (#14219979)
ISPs aren't a natural monopoly - trunk cables are. I can see a good case for having those be federally owned and managed if they aren't at the moment - I can't really speak to the US situation at that level because I'm from the UK and most cables are owned by BT who lease access to other ISPs.
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