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Internet access is so important it should be available for low or no cost to basically everyone. Price caps like this are a half-assed fix because the providers
by jmyeet 2y ago
Internet access is so important it should be available for low or no cost to basically everyone. Price caps like this are a half-assed fix because the providers are incentivized to make finding, ordering and having that service as painful as possible.
It's a bit like rental price controls. Look at all the vacant rent stabilized units in NYC. The real solution to housing is for the government to provide housing, not force discounts onto the private sector.
The real solution to this is for municipal broadband for the last mile. There is absolutely no reason why Internet access is as expensive as it is in the US. The only reason is rent-seeking national ISPs.