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And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?
by cyborgx7 7y ago
And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?
- ablation 7y agoAt a guess, I would hazard the thousands of people who would become unemployed? And not all be able to immediately go and work for the 'British Broadband Corporation'? That's one negative side effect.
- cyborgx7 7y agoSo we should have worse, more expensive internet instead, to keep people in positions that aren't necessary? That seems like a terrible idea. Presumably a Labour Manifesto with this policy in it, would also include a bunch of provisions for unemployed people.
- ablation 7y agoPresumably taxing people more to support them? I don't have a dog in this fight. But probably wise not to infer there aren't negative consequences if all bar one broadband companies get shuttered in a country.
- cyborgx7 7y agoI would gladly vote for paying all employees of all ISPs their current salary from taxes for a while, if it meant free, nationalized fast fiber in every home.
- entropea 7y agoCreates more jobs, spreads knowledge, enables entertainment, connects the world. I'd say it's a great investment anywhere for society.
- deogeo 7y agoBy that logic, we should ban the internet altogether, and thus create more jobs for postal workers.
- ablation 7y agoNo, that's incorrect.
- sjoebergco 7y ago*cheapest fiber for free
- cyborgx7 7y agoI was using the words of the comment I responded to. If the fibre was of inferior quality, that would be the space for other companies to compete in.
- robjan 7y agoI was quoting directly from the article "It’s time to make the very fastest full-fibre broadband free to everybody, in every home in every corner of our country".
- piker 7y ago> the fastest fibre Hard to argue with that conclusion when there's only one option.
- deogeo 7y agoYou skipped a few steps. If it's not the fastest, then other companies wouldn't go bankrupt, since they're offering something better. I.e. it would be the only option only if other companies bring nothing better to the table.
- robjan 7y agoThe first fibre in the UK came when a company saw that BT's provision was substandard. In situations like this, competition is actually good.