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literally state sanctioned monopolies there was a website posted to HN a while ago that described the hurdles for municipal fiber in each state, i don't have t
by hayksaakian 12y ago
literally state sanctioned monopolies
there was a website posted to HN a while ago that described the hurdles for municipal fiber in each state, i don't have the link any more, but it seems very relevant to this discussion
- sitkack 12y agoI think state sanctioned monopolies are _probably_ ok if regulated well. Natural Gas falls in that category here and I think they do a pretty good job. I'd say Comcast falls into state sanctioned monopoly-power-abuse which is different.
- atom-morgan 12y ago> I think state sanctioned monopolies are _probably_ ok if regulated well. Natural Gas falls in that category here and I think they do a pretty good job. How would you ever know since they literally have no competition?
- sitkack 12y agoCompetition isn't the only way to calculate efficiencies. But yes, my opinion of not feeling gouged is not a scientific indicator. I don't want 2 gas companies or 6 electric utilities. That picture on the left, http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/jamesfallows/1890sWires.jpeg http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/jamesfallows/189... I have seen that in Vietnam. Everyone gets their own wire.
- steanne 12y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8065207 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8065207 ?
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