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ISPs are a rigged economy. Google Fiber showed competitors are blocked from entering competition. Or so much friction is injected that they effectively block co
by seaourfreed 5y ago
ISPs are a rigged economy. Google Fiber showed competitors are blocked from entering competition. Or so much friction is injected that they effectively block competition.
Contract log-in to block price shopping/switching. Gouge existing customers & lower price for people switching. Low prices on website, but existing customers can't ever get those costs.
Very rigged economy. City level government often sells out to block competitors.
- chousuke 5y agoI wonder how much the situation is exacerbated by IP address exhaustion. It's practically impossible to start an ISP of you don't already have IPv4 addresses, and whatever small allocations you might still be able to get won't allow you to grow very large, at least if you want to provide good service.