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Exclusivity deals have been illegal for over 20 years. Munis really just want to take a pound of flesh from everyone who enters the market. If it was just cab
by rhino369 12y ago
Exclusivity deals have been illegal for over 20 years.
Munis really just want to take a pound of flesh from everyone who enters the market.
If it was just cable companies owning the munis then the cable companies would have gotten a sweet deal.
>Why the heck would the government go out of its way to set up roadblocks for ISPs if no one wanted it?
People hate direct taxes on themselves and don't notice indirect taxes they pay. The guy who proposes a 50 cent increase per 1000 dollars of house gets kicked out of office. The guy who builds a new school because he gouged comcast is popular, even if its the same money.
- swatow 12y ago>People hate direct taxes on themselves and don't notice indirect taxes they pay. I think this is the key. And any restriction can be an indirect tax, e.g. the requirement to serve the whole city, not just the areas that the ISP chooses.