Re:Harmful 5G Fast Lanes Are Coming; the FCC Needs to Stop Them
by alephnerd on Saturday April 13, 2024 @02:26PM
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> The biggest single reason why the USA's (and to a lesser extent Canada's) internet is shite is because of the monopolies that exist
Hot take - Reliance Jio+Bharti Airtel, China Mobile+Telecom+Unicom, and NTT+KDDI are basically duo/triopolies yet were able to roll our 5G nationwide in just 2-4 years in India, China, and Japan while keeping competitive pricing, and make the US market look free in comparison.
The issue seems to be the relative lethargy of the FCC and regulators, along with issues around deprecating older infra.
This doesn't mean we should go all Reagan, but if this is streamlined at the executive level, it would really simplify everything.
Hot take - Reliance Jio+Bharti Airtel, China Mobile+Telecom+Unicom, and NTT+KDDI are basically duo/triopolies yet were able to roll our 5G nationwide in just 2-4 years in India, China, and Japan while keeping competitive pricing, and make the US market look free in comparison.
The issue seems to be the relative lethargy of the FCC and regulators, along with issues around deprecating older infra.
This doesn't mean we should go all Reagan, but if this is streamlined at the executive level, it would really simplify everything.