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My understanding is that there is a cartel of operators in the US. If ISP 1 goes to area A, then ISP 2 will not go to area A and go to area B instead. ISP 1 wil
by bigbugbag 10y ago
My understanding is that there is a cartel of operators in the US. If ISP 1 goes to area A, then ISP 2 will not go to area A and go to area B instead. ISP 1 will then not go to area B.
This is an effective way to maximize profit at little to no cost and is not uncommon in many markets around the world.
- orthecreedence 10y agoThey've also convinced your average, market-loving American that there are options and if you don't like your current ISP, you can just switch. I'll switch from Comcast to Wave! Oh wait, Wave just resells Comcast. Ok, I'll switch to AT&T! Sorry, the nearest switch box is more than a mile from your house...your speeds are going to be ~ 400K/s. Yay, free market.