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> It is time it is treated as a utility and price regulated like one. Having lived in an area that had Pacific Gas & Electric, who has infrastructure so old an
by jrnichols 9y ago
> It is time it is treated as a utility and price regulated like one.
Having lived in an area that had Pacific Gas & Electric, who has infrastructure so old and decrepit that it literally exploded and destroyed part of a town, i'm not so sure that I want my internet access being treated like a utility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bruno_pipeline_explosion
also, their amazingly out of control prices, rolling blackouts, etc.
Seeing people say that they want the internet treated like a utility kind of scare me.
- dave5104 9y agoI think that's a bit too apples-to-oranges. The internet "pipes" won't explode if they're not maintained properly.
- beached_whale 9y agoAlso an example of ineffective regulation.
- jrnichols 9y agono, they'll just decay to the point of being unusable. just like our copper wire infrastructure has done. yet the telcos/etc will collect billions from us and the government and will build nothing. :/