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ISPs are natural monopolies. That's not to say the government shouldn't do anything to improve the situation, but I think it's quite different from what the FTC
by Wowfunhappy 4y ago
ISPs are natural monopolies. That's not to say the government shouldn't do anything to improve the situation, but I think it's quite different from what the FTC did today.
- dec0dedab0de 4y agoISPS are almost a natural monopoly, until you consider that many municipalities have exclusive deals with one or two of them. Even if someone had the startup costs, they would literally not be allowed to compete because of collusion between government and entrenched business.
- bombcar 4y agoLiterally entrenched - someone has to run the wires and dig the holes.
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoThen they should be nationalized. The market cannot be trusted with quintessential market failures. Public infrastructure should be just that: public.
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