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Re:Comcast is donating to defeat mayor who is bringing gigab... by bluthru on Thursday October 31, 2013 @06:48PM (#6650587)
It's a monopoly where everyone is a shareholder.

Competition doesn't work so well for infrastructure because it's both essential and it has a high physical barrier to entry. Private corporations exist to increase profit, and that means paying employees less and lowering consumer value. Municipal broadband is making citizens happier than Comcast, Time Warner, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_broadband

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Re:Comcast is donating to defeat mayor who is bringing gigab... by CamperBob2 on Thursday October 31, 2013 @09:06PM (#6651185)
It's a monopoly where everyone is a shareholder.

... 90% of whom don't care if the product is any good or not.

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Re:Comcast is donating to defeat mayor who is bringing gigab... by hackula1 on Thursday October 31, 2013 @10:57PM (#6651551)
90% of people do not want better quality internet? I think even in our technophobic culture, people want to be able to watch videos of cats with greater speed and reliability.
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