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In the mid to late 90s going from 56k to 6Mbps was amazing. Now they are just local monopolies with fake competition abusing their position and trust. ISPs are
by drawkbox 9y ago
In the mid to late 90s going from 56k to 6Mbps was amazing. Now they are just local monopolies with fake competition abusing their position and trust.
ISPs are actively holding back on innovation / expansion and that causes less innovation in the US competitively.
> FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds [1][2].
> Even at 25Mbps, 43 percent of the US had zero ISPs or just one [1][2].
[1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/fcc-report-finds-almost-no-broadband-competition-at-100mbps-speeds/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/fcc-r...
[2] https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2018/db0207/DOC-349074A1.pdf https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/201...
- vormalpg 9y agoYou're aware the ISPs don't generally do any of the research and development of telecommunication equipment? They just put their stamp on modem they rent you. The "ISP innovation" line has always been pure propaganda.