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Re:Busting Comcast's $250 installation fee for 105 Mbps by eli on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:34AM (#7248120)
US ISPs seem to offer faster speeds every year too. But I of course agree that they generally need more competition. Verizon finally lit up my block for FiOS and I'm getting faster speeds at 25% less cost.
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Re:Busting Comcast's $250 installation fee for 105 Mbps by hobs on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:36AM (#7248130)
For most areas, that is wrong. I have been in the same area for a decade, and got offered 8mbps for an increased cost 8 years ago. That's it.

Why? Because there is no competition.

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Re:Busting Comcast's $250 installation fee for 105 Mbps by mkaziz on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:44AM (#7248166)
@eli- no, because Comcast et al actively suppress competition a la muncipal networks.
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Re:Busting Comcast's $250 installation fee for 105 Mbps by eli on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:39AM (#7248143)
What does a $250 upgrade fee have to do with that? If anything, shouldn't high fees encourage competition?
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Re:Busting Comcast's $250 installation fee for 105 Mbps by randallsquared on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:49AM (#7248188)
High fees pay for the lobbying of local government to continue the cable monopoly, in many places in the US.
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