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Greedy companies are still part of it. I have exactly one choice for high-speed internet service in my building, and that's Comcast - despite FiOS being availab

Greedy companies are still part of it. I have exactly one choice for high-speed internet service in my building, and that's Comcast - despite FiOS being available right across the street. My strong suspicion is it's because of this: https://www.wired.com/2016/06/the-new-payola-deals-landlords-cut-with-internet-providers/ https://www.wired.com/2016/06/the-new-payola-deals-landlords... (My building's apparently an "Xfinity Community".)

jozzy-james 6y ago
that's more on your leasing company sadly...they get bundle discounts for referrals, but you still get screwed
eru 6y ago
My point is that the rest of the world also has greedy companies. Yet, some parts of that world manage to build infrastructure just fine. The US also used to be able to build infrastructure. People weren't any less greedy back then. Other things changed. Things that are very important to look into.
input_sh 6y ago
Non-EU Europe, same issue. Only one company has cables in my building. On the bright side, they're the fastest ISP in the country. On the bad side, they don't offer just the Internet, so I have to pay for cable + Internet, even though I don't use cable TV at all (not plugged into my TV at all).