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At any point, will any company say that they have sufficient funding, subsidies, etc.? ("You've given us enough, thank you!") Plainly, I don't believe they nee
by smolder 3y ago
At any point, will any company say that they have sufficient funding, subsidies, etc.? ("You've given us enough, thank you!")
Plainly, I don't believe they need or deserve that money merely because they have lobbyists/bought politicians that say they do.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> Plainly, I don't believe they need or deserve that money merely because they have lobbyists/bought politicians that say they do. The small ISPs need sufficient money to comply with federal orders to rip & replace expensive Huawei gear.
- smolder 3y agoYeah, I understand the premise, but I would need to see a cost breakdown before I accept the claim that they needed significantly more money than they already got. Industry groups have a tendency to plead for handouts endlessly.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y agoLobbying and fund-scamming are disproportionately done by major ISPs. Small, local ISPs are far, far less likely to have the resources to - 1) pull it off and 2) insulate themselves from the consequences. The original parent comment was referencing a local ISP.