Groups funded by the Koch brothers are campaigning against municipal broadband

Re:Groups funded by the Koch brothers are campaigning agains... by kfnic on Monday December 18, 2017 @12:57PM (#15953626)

Most people in the US are stuck with only one choice of broadband Internet providers, and those who are lucky might have two options[1].

The difference between Comcast and Amazon/Costco is that when Amazon provides sub par customer service you have the option to shop elsewhere. The reason Comcast can be so well known for providing terrible support is because there is no alternative, your only other option is to choose a dial-up provider and sacrifice a consistent Internet connection.

1. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/us-br...

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Re:Groups funded by the Koch brothers are campaigning agains... by dominotw on Monday December 18, 2017 @01:21PM (#15953865)

I am not arguing that comcast is good.

I am disagreeing with "Govt monochoice is better than private monochoice" . Govt can be equally brutal and inefficient and often is. Whats a govt employee's motivating to fix your internet in a timely manner?

Also I have a tangential question, whats stopping comcast from charging $500/month for internet?

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