Re:Battle for the Internet
by ScottBurson on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @05:25PM
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You're agreeing with the parent. There is only line line for each to your house, meaning, whatever entity owns and maintains that line is a natural monopoly. The mandatory must-route rules are what bring competition back into the picture. That is the system I think we would all prefer ... except, of course, Comcast and AT&T.
Agitating for the net neutrality rules to be preserved is what we do because we don't think we have the political power to get real competition like you have.
I don't think so. Here in Germany I can choose my provider for power and natural gas provider freely although there is only one line for each to my house. For the last mile, we have mandatory must-route rules which work quite well.