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> The regionalization of ISPs is entirely their own doing to avoid competition. And what mechanism did they use to do that?
by SV_BubbleTime 2y ago
> The regionalization of ISPs is entirely their own doing to avoid competition.
And what mechanism did they use to do that?
- lesuorac 2y agoExplicit contracts [1] and implicit collusion [2] [3]. There aren't that many large ISPs in the US. They know that if they compete they have to lower prices and if they don't compete they don't; so rather than compete and all of them accept lower prices (and worse margins) they don't. [1]: https://www.techdirt.com/2014/08/14/parallel-conduct-how-isps-make-consolidate-internet-service-market-even-worse/ https://www.techdirt.com/2014/08/14/parallel-conduct-how-isp... [2]: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/09/comcast-says-its-too-expensive-to-compete-against-other-cable-companies/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/09/comca... [3]: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/charter-wont-compete-against-cable-firms-because-it-might-buy-them-later/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/chart...
- SV_BubbleTime 2y agoOk, so charters, regulation, bribery, local laws, and city policies… None of that sounds like free market to me.