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Not all commercial providers are easy to switch. I can't easily switch the company that provides power to my condo. For people with natural gas it's usually not
by fredophile 6y ago
Not all commercial providers are easy to switch. I can't easily switch the company that provides power to my condo. For people with natural gas it's usually not easy to switch that either. If I don't like the property management company my HOA uses it isn't something I can switch on my own. Tonnes of places across the US don't have options for switching high speed internet providers. Switching any of the services I mentioned could require moving, sometimes a considerable distance, for plenty of people.
- missedthecue 6y ago>I can't easily switch the company that provides power to my condo. This is because they have a government protected monopoly. Cities like Chicago and Baltimore and NYC used to have dozens of competing utilities before the government began granting charters that gave one firm an exclusive right to provide power, gas, or oil.