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Why would anyone buy internet access from people charging like this/breaking their services? Are ISPs monopolies in the US and if so wouldn't stopping these mo
by andy_ppp 10y ago
Why would anyone buy internet access from people charging like this/breaking their services? Are ISPs monopolies in the US and if so wouldn't stopping these monopolies be the surest way, allowing the market to decide a free Internet is what gets you customers?
All that this will do is move people towards obfuscation of their Internet access through technology. I say let them try to break the web; there will be technological solutions to stop this immediately I bet...
- pdonis 10y ago> Are ISPs monopolies in the US In many parts of it, yes, they are, because of deals that ISPs have struck with local governments. > wouldn't stopping these monopolies be the surest way Yes, and every time it's been tried, the ISPs go to court and, since they have much deeper pockets, end up getting the attempts shot down.
- andy_ppp 10y agoOkay so maybe YC should be funding a few clever ISP startups in the US? There really is decent competition for Internet in the UK, it's surprisingly successful at stopping this type of stupid stuff from happening.
- pdonis 10y ago> maybe YC should be funding a few clever ISP startups in the US? I think that would be a great idea.