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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by robertlagrant on Saturday April 27, 2024 @02:04AM (#40177667)
Also, lots of parallel fibre was laid by NtL and friends in the early 2000s, which is the useful stuff. I think Virgin Media bought it all, and that's what they offer as their broadband.
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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by multjoy on Saturday April 27, 2024 @03:18AM (#40177983)
There's currently a lot of non-BT fibre rollout taking place. Mostly in cities (Hyperoptic et al), as well as B4RN and similar non-profits infilling the rural locations.
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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by robertlagrant on Saturday April 27, 2024 @07:54AM (#40179259)
Yeah it's great!
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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by mnw21cam on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:00AM (#40178487)
Fun fact - if you try to purchase broadband from a service that runs over BT infrastructure, the price you'll be charged will vary depending on whether there is also a Virgin Media service that would also be available to you. As in, if there's no competition, you'll be charged more. That's price gouging, and I think it should be illegal.
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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by matt-p on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:18AM (#40178553)
That's not true either! Market 1/2/3 has been dead for well over a decade. Openreach and BTW pricing is consistent across the whole country.
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Re:Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 ... by mnw21cam on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:48PM (#40181952)
It wasn't consistent last year when I tried to look for a better broadband deal.
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