A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broadband providers

Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by briandear on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:04PM (#24982171)

> removing barriers to municipal broadband as a goal, which is the only way you are going to get competition

Municipal broadband is the only way you’ll get competition? A “public option” seems to invite the very opposite of competition. Less regulation is how you increase competition — by allowing more new entrants into a market, you necessarily increase competition.

Municipalities should own the wire, not the service flowing through the wire. Making capital expenditures less expensive would encourage more service providers.

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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by CyberDildonics on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:19PM (#24982344)

Municipal broadband has been stopped predominantly by long term exclusivity contracts that were locked in by local politicians in the past.

How would another option decrease competition? In what world does that make sense? This isn't without precedent. In markets where there are municipal broadband or increased competition in general, companies like AT&T immediately up their speeds, cut their prices, cut their contract lengths, etc.

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