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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by mikepurvis on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:48PM (#24984393)
I don't think it necessarily has to be madness, but you do need a competent and appropriately-separate regulating body overseeing the system and setting prices/rules that are fair to all the participants.

In Canada, that body is the CRTC. I think they largely do a good job, though some of it ends up in the courts, and TekSavvy happily engages customers by bumping monthly rates up or down in response to the rule changes, and encouraging us to write our elected representatives if we like or dislike it. Examples:

https://www.teksavvy.com/in-the-news/2019-press-releases/tek...

https://www.teksavvy.com/in-the-news/2020-press-releases/tek...

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Re:A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broa... by joshAg on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:51PM (#24991300)
It doesn't have to be no, but having it incentivizes both sides to spend time and money on capturing the regulatory authority to tip the scales in their favor, and american companies are really great at regulatory capture.
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