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It's instructive to consider why local politicians are so much more hostile to ISP monopolies than the centralized, federal politicians. I think it's a combinat
by SenAnder 3y ago
It's instructive to consider why local politicians are so much more hostile to ISP monopolies than the centralized, federal politicians. I think it's a combination of being closer to your constituents, legislating for people you meet every day, and economics - there are many local politicians to brib-lobby, but relatively few federal ones, giving orders of magnitude better return on investment.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoYou make the claim that local politicians are "much more hostile" to ISP monopolies that federal ones. But what's the evidence for this? I know of several members of the house & senate who are severely hostile to ISP monopolies, but power at the federal level lies mostly with the FCC, thus blunting the effectiveness of any particular elected representative. At the local level, get the mayor pissed off at you (and a legal framework that allows it), and you (may) have a problem.
- SenAnder 3y agoMy evidence is that if it were the reverse, then ISPs would be lobbying for states rights instead.