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We'll see - it's been fun watching Oneweb vs SpaceX where this battle for global dominance will play out in part. EU again seems to be focusing on basically re
by slownews45 5y ago
We'll see - it's been fun watching Oneweb vs SpaceX where this battle for global dominance will play out in part.
EU again seems to be focusing on basically red tape as a way to slow folks down - if you follow EU's Oneweb protests they look pretty weak. Even the near miss stuff was weak.
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In terms of ISPs a somewhat fair point domestically. That said, internationally I see I lot more penetration of US fiber deployments (think google / AWS / Microsoft / Facebook, US based CDNs for content distro, Netflix etc etc)
Locally - ATT and Comcast both offering competitive service.
AT&T FIBER 1000Mbps connection + HBO Max™ - $60 /mo.
Comcast Up to 1200 Mbps Download Speeds $84.99 / $129
Rural is a big challenge in US. Not sure EU really has the same type of market (ie, Alaska). If so and we are getting $35/mo for gig - then that is a unique setup.
But again, internationally I do expect US companies to continue to perform OK even in the connectivity space.
- aidenn0 5y agoJust about every single US ISP's advertised price is a lie. Even when it's not a teaser-rate (or silently include a discount that requires TV and/or phone service in addition to internet), they charge fairly arbitrary fees on top of the advertised price.
- slownews45 5y agoI think the rule should be they are forced to maintain the price shown, unless the actual price shown is in the same font size on the same page and the teaser period is clear.