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In the EU (At least in the UK), you have vast competition amongst ISPs with everyone undercutting everyone else. There's probably around 100 ISPs I could choose
by axod 17y ago
In the EU (At least in the UK), you have vast competition amongst ISPs with everyone undercutting everyone else. There's probably around 100 ISPs I could choose from to get my ADSL line from.
I think the toll booth would fit in more with some US areas where there's only 1 ISP available (AFAIK).
- loikujhygthj 17y agoBut they all buy the ADSL access from BT and are basically just billing operations - if BT chooses to implement a pay per content they will have to pass that on. If you have a cable connection then it's probably owned by Sky (murdoch) already.
- DrJokepu 17y agoThat's not quite true - all they buy from BT is the "last mile" between the telephone exchange and the customer end point. Everything else is on the ISP's own (or rented) infrastructure.
- loikujhygthj 17y agoTrue, all they rely on BT for is the bit that's completely impossible for them to get anywhere else or duplicate.
- loikujhygthj 17y agoTrue, all they rely on BT for is the bit that's completely impossible for them to get anywhere else or duplicate.
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- electromagnetic 17y agoActually they're completely free to create their own last-mile connections, most simply choose not to and try to irk out their living being the middle man.
- axod 17y agoIncorrect. Many of them, do buy the ADSL access from BT. But many of the only use BT for them exchange->house portion, and install their own equipment in exchanges. (Local loop unbundling).