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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by admax88qqq on Friday April 26, 2024 @11:03PM (#40176765)
> To me, government owned lines and connections makes the most sense for society.

I used to think that but now I'm not sure I still believe it. I worry that government owned lines doesn't result in "everyone gets fiber to the home now" but rather "nobody gets fiber yet cause we're still getting cable in Internet to the last X rural users."

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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by wredue on Friday April 26, 2024 @11:57PM (#40177079)
Why would it mean that?

I fear that private IsPs will collude to keep internet slow and prices high, while never delivering to rural.

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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by admax88qqq on Monday April 29, 2024 @12:29PM (#40200512)
From my experience most government programs are more focused on ensuring that _everyone_ has the same baseline experience rather than anyone having a better experience. I don't see why internet lines would be any different.
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