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> In theory other companies can run wires or fiber, and most certainly they can and many do it with radio I thought there tended to be monopolies on wires/fibe
by tbrownaw 17y ago
> In theory other companies can run wires or fiber, and most certainly they can and many do it with radio
I thought there tended to be monopolies on wires/fiber granted by local governments (supposedly to limit the number of companies tearing up roads and the like to install new infrastructure, but more likely to create a scarce privilege they can sell)?
Radio tends to be much lower bandwidth, and can be susceptible to bad weather.
- hga 17y agoIn theory I think you can go to Federal court and get these overturned, but I could of course be wrong. We're not likely to find out since the other side (ILECs, cablecos and local and state government) has so much power it's just not worth it. Who has the budget and time to play this game?