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"Either way, can we be sure that good intentions from democratically elected local politicians will be enough to somehow make Internet service cheaper than what
by s73v3r_ 9y ago
"Either way, can we be sure that good intentions from democratically elected local politicians will be enough to somehow make Internet service cheaper than what the private sector is able to provide?"
Aside from your unproven assertion that a private company with a profit motive is able to provide internet cheaply, it does already happen in many places around the country.
- patricius 9y agoIn Denmark we have several private companies providing cheap and fast internet, and we usually don't have any cap on data (but often a fair use clause in our contracts). For instance, you can get 80/10 mbit upload/download for around 45 $ a month. What I am getting at is that yes, maybe Comcast sucks, but you cannot guarantee that just because Internet service is provided by the municipality/state and tax funded it will somehow become cheaper or better.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoI can all but guarantee that anything else would be better than Comcast.