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Basically, the providers don’t want to build new infrastructure where they may not recoup their costs. From the original report: “They’ve made a decision that
by intalentive 3y ago
Basically, the providers don’t want to build new infrastructure where they may not recoup their costs.
From the original report:
“They’ve made a decision that those neighborhoods are going to be treated differently,” said Callahan. “The core reason for that is they think they don’t have enough money in those neighborhoods to sustain the kind of market they want.”
- lotsofpulp 3y agoWhy is why the correct solution here is wired fiber internet being a taxpayer funded utility. But as I mentioned in another comment, this might manifest in higher taxes for the top percentiles, whereas a policy of requiring the business to help the poor allows the burden of the subsidy to be paid by the middle income deciles via higher prices for the business’s services.