Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official
by pixl97 on Monday June 11, 2018 @10:34AM
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> How does the pricing work if they are just monopolies.
City granted monopolies. Here's how your plan would work.
>Comcast increases prices 500% (we'll ignore everyone cancelling their service).
>People complain to the city, and they realize the city contracts that allowed them to do this were voted for by the politicians.
>All public officials get replaced next election. Comcast contracts get nulled and they lose their monopoly.
The key to raising prices is to do it slowly enough that only a small number of people are angry at any one moment. You raise prices, then wait till anger fatigue sets in, then raise them somewhere else.
City granted monopolies. Here's how your plan would work.
>Comcast increases prices 500% (we'll ignore everyone cancelling their service).
>People complain to the city, and they realize the city contracts that allowed them to do this were voted for by the politicians.
>All public officials get replaced next election. Comcast contracts get nulled and they lose their monopoly.
The key to raising prices is to do it slowly enough that only a small number of people are angry at any one moment. You raise prices, then wait till anger fatigue sets in, then raise them somewhere else.