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I'm annoyed the router freedom isn't a thing, especially in the EU. EU went to great lengths to explain why networks, equipments and services should never ever

I'm annoyed the router freedom isn't a thing, especially in the EU. EU went to great lengths to explain why networks, equipments and services should never ever be run by a single company. They said that consumers should be able to choose each component for a free market (blah blah blah). Railway ? The company that runs a station, the company that runs tracks, the company that operate trains should all be different. Power ? The company that make electricity, the company that retails electricity, and the company that *provide you with the power meter* (the equivalent of a modem for power) should all be different Telco ? It's a private company, they can give you both your phone number, internet access, TV and equipments, they don't care. To follow EU's logic that was applied to break down public services : - network infrastructure should be run by a single company, for everyone, like for the rail tracks, the roads or the power networks, to allow any entrepreneur to do their ISP - the company offering your an access to the IP network (residency on an Autonomous system, if you really need a specific one + IP address + data caps) should do just that - the company offering you cloud services (phone number, VoIP, VoLTE, VoWifi, emails, TV over IP,...) should do just that - the companies selling you equipments should do just that Personally, I feel bad about choosing a telco. Illiad has a really wonderful modem, that does all the network services you can dream off (VPN server, home server, VM server) with expendable RAM and HDD. But they are cheap when it comes to peering, and you can't browse YouTube properly with your 10G-EPON plan. On the other hand, Orange has a wonderful internet experience. You don't know what peering is when you're a customer at them. But they have a trash dumb modem. (and for some reason, they send you the bill through the postal services, even when the monthly payment is automatically debited) And you're just fully committed to either company, for better of for worse Do you want a free market, anyone ?

pabs3 4y ago
You are very right there, how do we get the EU to start applying that to networking? Here in AU, we almost have the model you propose (one govt-owned national last-mile network provider), but the services/devices layers are often bundled into the ISP. In NZ there are multiple companies running network infra, but rules that they can't sell to consumers, they have to wholesale to ISPs. They have a much better network in NZ than AU though.

pabs3 4y ago

You are very right there, how do we get the EU to start applying that to networking? Here in AU, we almost have the model you propose (one govt-owned national last-mile network provider), but the services/devices layers are often bundled into the ISP. In NZ there are multiple companies running network infra, but rules that they can't sell to consumers, they have to wholesale to ISPs. They have a much better network in NZ than AU though.