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You're right, ISP monopolies are a bigger antitrust issue. People are overwhelmingly pro net-neutrality They will take this action against Google, and meanwhil

You're right, ISP monopolies are a bigger antitrust issue. People are overwhelmingly pro net-neutrality They will take this action against Google, and meanwhile, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts will continue to take in an average of $100 per customer per month. This is, quite nakedly, Comcast influencing action against Google for trying to compete in broadband. It is convenient that Comcast owns NBC while lobbying government for legislation it wants to see. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/10/25/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-comcast-ceo-brian-roberts.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/10/25/watch-cnbcs-full-inter...

HillaryBriss 7y ago
IDK. Maybe this is not totally relevant, and maybe it's not a valid counterpoint, but I find it interesting that the market capitalizations of AT&T, Comcast and Charter Communications combined are roughly $200 billion less than Alphabet alone.
- studentrob 7y ago
  You make a good point. Antitrust actions should be a function of both behavior and size. IMO, actions of ISPs have been more nefarious than FANG, https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/explainers/net-neutrality-violations-brief-history https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/expla... https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2019/02/13/isps-are-violating-the-old-net-neutrality-rules/ https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2019/02/13/isps-are-violating-t...
  - TheOtherHobbes 7y ago
    Why not both? (Apart from politics, obvs.) As an occasional content creator it's impossible not to be aware that the ISPs can limit access to the bandwidth I need, while any of the platforms I might use - PayPal, Ebay, Google/YouTube, Amazon, Apple, even Etsy - can kill an income stream at any time and keep all my earnings just because they want to, with no convincing good-faith resolution procedures and no (affordable) recourse.
    - studentrob 7y ago
      > any of the platforms I might use - ... - can kill an income stream at any time Being able to access the internet at a competitive rate is more important IMO. FANG platforms depend on your ability to reach them. Net neutrality, I'm convinced, is one of the only unifying political issues today. Breaking up Google isn't going to make people forget the expensive, low quality service from monopolistic taxpayer-funded broadband networks.

HillaryBriss 7y ago

IDK. Maybe this is not totally relevant, and maybe it's not a valid counterpoint, but I find it interesting that the market capitalizations of AT&T, Comcast and Charter Communications combined are roughly $200 billion less than Alphabet alone.

studentrob 7y ago
You make a good point. Antitrust actions should be a function of both behavior and size. IMO, actions of ISPs have been more nefarious than FANG, https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/explainers/net-neutrality-violations-brief-history https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/expla... https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2019/02/13/isps-are-violating-the-old-net-neutrality-rules/ https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2019/02/13/isps-are-violating-t...
- TheOtherHobbes 7y ago
  Why not both? (Apart from politics, obvs.) As an occasional content creator it's impossible not to be aware that the ISPs can limit access to the bandwidth I need, while any of the platforms I might use - PayPal, Ebay, Google/YouTube, Amazon, Apple, even Etsy - can kill an income stream at any time and keep all my earnings just because they want to, with no convincing good-faith resolution procedures and no (affordable) recourse.
  - studentrob 7y ago
    > any of the platforms I might use - ... - can kill an income stream at any time Being able to access the internet at a competitive rate is more important IMO. FANG platforms depend on your ability to reach them. Net neutrality, I'm convinced, is one of the only unifying political issues today. Breaking up Google isn't going to make people forget the expensive, low quality service from monopolistic taxpayer-funded broadband networks.