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Right... if we are counting nationalized entities it's not a fair comparison really.

• gcbw2 8y ago
  And where do you draw the line? Most US based telCos today are based on a government backed monopoly of wireless spectrum and all of them received several billions dollars until last year to improve infrastructure (which none of them did, and had zero consequences)
  • dajohnson89 8y ago
    source please?
    • coldtea 8y ago
      For what? Both are widely known facts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund https://www.wired.com/story/the-dangers-of-big-city-subsidies/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-dangers-of-big-city-subsidie... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/isps-want-to-be-utilities-but-only-to-get-more-money-from-the-government/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/isps-want-to-be-...
    • gcbw2 8y ago
      https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c5e97/eli5_how_were_isps_able_to_pocket_the_200_billion/ https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c5e97/e... https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c5e97/eli5_how_were_isps_able_to_pocket_the_200_billion/
  • monochromatic 8y ago
    If we're counting anything with a "government backed monopoly," then any company that owns a patent counts.
    • est31 8y ago
      Or a trademark...
  • maxerickson 8y ago
    You know there are almost 3 nationwide LTE networks? What would you count as improving infrastructure? Or are you talking about subsidies to wireline business not resulting in enough fiber and such?