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Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by mnm1 on Thursday May 18, 2017 @04:34PM (#14370847)
Totally agree, but I think the problem is that in America, a monopoly or duopoly is considered a viable market. What we need are anti trust laws and prosecutions. I guess that doesn't bring as much money in as letting everyone get ripped off. But hey, "let the market decide," said no one with a brain.
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Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by loup-vaillant on Thursday May 18, 2017 @07:11PM (#14371819)
No, you need a physical and legal infrastructure that will make a viable market. Basically, have the state own the cable, and rent those to ISPs by the bandwidth. No bulk order, and no minimum area or minimum bandwidth, so players of any size (including 10 nerds who want to be their own ISP) can enter the market.

Then you can "let the market decide". It will decide very differently from what it is currently deciding.

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Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by BenjiWiebe on Friday May 19, 2017 @01:00AM (#14373135)
I've got a cousin in California who started a wireless ISP. They've been growing like crazy. Offering only 10Mbps. (No I don't know how this fits into the discussion either)
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