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I'm for free markets and competition but I have to agree with you here. Like the US interstate road system the fixed line broadband, especially the big fiber p
by larrydag 9y ago
I'm for free markets and competition but I have to agree with you here. Like the US interstate road system the fixed line broadband, especially the big fiber pipes, probably needs to be taken over by a quasi-federal program similar to the Post Office. There seems to be too much of a monopoly or oligarchy collusion taken place. Broadband is not improving with competition currently.
- hnal943 9y agoThis is the first time I've seen someone hold up the Post Office as model that should be followed for anything. What makes you think that this model would be less monopolistic than the one we have today?
- larrydag 9y agoI wouldn't call it an ideal model. It was used before for similar purposes of transporting data between long distances. You could argue whether it served its purpose or not. For its time the USPS did a good job of delivering on its intended objective until the free market created new and innovative ways to make it obsolete (email, Fed Ex, UPS, Paypal, etc.)