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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by WalterBright on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:19PM (#24982946)
> The Democratic party platform explicitly talks about removing barriers to municipal broadband as a goal

Since the cities are generally under solid Democratic control (there's not a single Republican in elective office in Seattle, for example), there's something else going on.

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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by 0xcde4c3db on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:48PM (#24983253)
A bunch of state governments have either outright banned municipal ISPs or have introduced regulatory barriers to "protect" incumbents from "unfair" competition.
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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by Anon1096 on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:09PM (#24984011)
But this isn't happening in all states, yet you see the same consolidation of ISPs almost everywhere across the US.
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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by minikites on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:40PM (#24983177)
State governments have a lot of power.
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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by warkdarrior on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:52PM (#24983296)
More specifically, several state have laws banning municipalities from involving themselves in Internet connectivity.
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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by WalterBright on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:31PM (#24984239)
Washington State is also controlled by the Democrats - the Executive and the Legislative.
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