Re:We need a permanent solution for universal broadband access
by Aerroon on Friday April 05, 2024 @10:04AM
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Utilities are weird anyway. A private company provides the service, but pretty much every aspect of the service is heavily regulated by the government. Isn't that basically a government-controlled company in that case? Why not just have the government handle it?
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Re:We need a permanent solution for universal broadband access
by pyk on Friday April 05, 2024 @10:18AM
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For telco at least, some countries have exactly that and unfortunately it does not run more efficiently and centralizes potential content control. Innovation comes from competition, and privatization keeps content more freely flowing. If we can solve those two while centralizing that would be amazing but maybe unrealistic with current policy.