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I can change my cellphone provider, but there is only one ISP in my area. Competition doesn’t bring down prices when there is none.
by reefoctopus 9y ago
I can change my cellphone provider, but there is only one ISP in my area. Competition doesn’t bring down prices when there is none.
- agensaequivocum 9y agoSo you need to work on removing local and possibly state regulations/codes to make it cheaper for startup ISPs to build infrastructure.
- Goronmon 9y agoYou are assuming that regulations exist that have a noticeable impact on infrastructure cost, and that, if these regulations exist, removing them would actually be a good thing. Hypothetically speaking, there is a "regulation" that prevents me from killing my neighbor and taking their home/land. And removing that regulation would technically make it cheaper for me to purchase said land. But I doubt many people would be on board with those sorts of changes to solve a cost problem.
- agotterer 9y agoWhat I was trying to say was that I believe competition will come as it won't be required to run expensive wire everywhere. Wireless, long distance wifi, satellites, balloons, etc. could bring competition to areas that traditionally haven't had it. That may or may not affect price, but it could affect internet filtering and throttling.