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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by briandear on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @12:59PM (#24982114)
Are we overpaying? I pay less in the US for fiber Internet than I paid in France for DSL. Can “overpaying” be quantified?
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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by CyberDildonics on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:14PM (#24982288)
Australia has also had more expensive internet than many countries including the US. This is because they had a huge telecom monopoly that locked down the market for decades.

Just because the same problem has happened in other places doesn't mean it isn't a problem.

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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by srtjstjsj on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:32PM (#24982494)
Wikipedia says "Bouygues Telecom lowered the first price of standard triple-play offers to €20 in February 2015."

Which is half the basic US DSL price

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