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I didn't read the article deeply, but my impression is that it's mostly people that already live there - one firm has an exclusive license to provide internet.
by usef- 2y ago
I didn't read the article deeply, but my impression is that it's mostly people that already live there - one firm has an exclusive license to provide internet. I think it's ok to complain about such a situation as internet is not the exclusive reason someone might choose a place to live.
I often hear people complain about milder internet monopolies -for instance, one cable provider in their town.
But this sounds higher stakes because that internet provider has a single satellite for the island, so one malfunction could cut (most? All?) access completely.
- madaxe_again 2y agoThey seem to have outages quite frequently, and only recently started offering speeds above 5mbps (and price cuts) as a result of competition from starlink.