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Aren't they dumb pipes already? I struggle to remember any examples of their contribution to the user experience. I can remember dozens of stories where they to
by guard-of-terra 15y ago
Aren't they dumb pipes already? I struggle to remember any examples of their contribution to the user experience. I can remember dozens of stories where they took advantage of their clients or harmed them in other way, tho.
They better stay pipes.
- Tuna-Fish 15y agoThey bill for texts and calls, for rates hugely separated from the data cost of the operations. They should naturally be just dumb pipes. They are fighting tooth and nail to not to be forced to that role.
- stcredzero 15y agoThey should naturally be just dumb pipes. Does the fact that someone isn't wildly successful doing this indicate a market failure?
- Tuna-Fish 15y agoThe cost of entering the market is truly staggering. I'd be ready to make the case that last-mile ISPs (which the carriers really are, they just operate with wireless) should be utilities, with all the baggage that entails, for exactly the same reason water and electricity are utilities.
- protomyth 15y agoI actually wish the local gas / electric company would start running fiber to people's homes. They are ok with the economics of commodity products and already have access to the home.