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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by rootusrootus on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @05:46PM (#27682125)
> for some rural areas

Not just rural. I live in a medium density suburban metro and we can't get more than one provider to compete. They've divvied it up amongst themselves so they maintain a monopoly in their area.

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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by JKCalhoun on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:47PM (#27682758)
Exactly. I am in silicon valley (FFS) and have exactly two choices: AT&T and Comcast.

Curiously they cost the same and run about the same speeds. Both of them continue to increase their rates.

I'm all for competition, but I'm not seeing it. Worse, I see the U.S. heading in precisely the opposite direction with acquisitions, mergers, buyouts.....

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