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> Net neutrality is less of a hot topic in the wireless world compared to wired. Really? Unless you can participate in the multi-billion dollar spectrum auctio
by twistedpair 12y ago
> Net neutrality is less of a hot topic in the wireless world compared to wired.
Really? Unless you can participate in the multi-billion dollar spectrum auction, you can't use any of those towers or disparate device providers. The right to use a large block of spectrum in a given geographic area is a monopoly of sorts for that carrier. Given the capital and scale needed to enter the market, it's no wonder we have so few wireless carriers to choose from.
- superuser2 12y agoIt would be very expensive for me to start a chip fabrication plant, but that doesn't make the industry a monopoly. Just one that requires a lot of capital to enter.
- ZenoArrow 12y agoCapital that you'll never get as the market is far too risky for any sane investor, and far too much money for an individual to have spare. Semiconductor manufacture isn't a monopoly now as there's more than one player, but you're fooling yourself if you believe it's something more than an oligarchy.
- prostoalex 12y agoYou mean oligopoly?
- ZenoArrow 12y agoYes.