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>> For the consumer lack of last mile competition and monthly contracts make competition almost impossible on a day to day basis. In the USA. In the UK I can c
by k-mcgrady 12y ago
>> For the consumer lack of last mile competition and monthly contracts make competition almost impossible on a day to day basis.
In the USA. In the UK I can choose between about half a dozen companies with prices as low as $5 per month for usable broadband. I don't think I've been 100% satisfied with any ISP but only in the customer service area (and mainly because network issues are hard to diagnose). Speed and price are generally OK and there is a lot of variety.
- 7952 12y agoThere is little incentive to provide FTTH or to connect rural areas. In some places there is only one 3g provider who you can only use if you have a billing account with that company. I agree that the UK is miles ahead of the US but can that last forever? What happens when FTTC and 4g are saturated? We are still mostly reliant on a few mobile operators + BT/Virgin for the last mile.
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