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Part of the problem in my mind is that most high speed Internet in the USA is provided by companies that have a vested interest in sabotaging the Internet and t
by api 8y ago
Part of the problem in my mind is that most high speed Internet in the USA is provided by companies that have a vested interest in sabotaging the Internet and thus have a conflict of interest. They'd love to see something like the old TV cable model where customers have a small set of choices that must pay to play.
- pitaj 8y agoAnd the answer to that, and a true solution to net neutrality, is competition. We need to get rid of the regulations and agreements that hurt small ISPs at the local level.
- api 8y agoISPs are a natural monopoly unless you want this in your neighborhood: https://news.lovepattayathailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/maxresdefault-8-1.jpg https://news.lovepattayathailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2017... I also must point out that fighting a patchwork of local regulations is more expensive than building out the actual infrastructure. It's a slog through political and bureaucratic molasses.