A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours before the FCC vote

Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:08PM (#15910360)

If competition is working effectively, then government management usually does more harm than good. The question is, is competition working effectively in telecommunications? In much of the country, I suspect that the answer is no.

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by jedmeyers on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:31PM (#15910542)

And the reason for the lack of competition is, again, the government with its enforcement of ISP monopolies. Why don't they stop micromanaging the markets there as well?

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by TheDong on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:49PM (#15910651)

Even without the government's involvement, infrastructure (internet (cables, dishes), transportation (e.g. roads, rails), cell service, sewage, electricity) all has such a massive initial investment that competition just won't naturally happen.

A company has to lay so much fiber or wire to service even a reasonable number of households that the barrier to entry is huge.

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by DoreenMichele on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:11PM (#15910373)

Thank you. That's very succinct and a good framing of the issue.

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