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In some areas, that might be the case. But then there is routing, provisioning equipment, people to handle customer support, modems themselves, etc. Not to men
by supergeek133 12y ago
In some areas, that might be the case. But then there is routing, provisioning equipment, people to handle customer support, modems themselves, etc.
Not to mention all the old wiring in everyone's house, especially in the city.
Oh and if for some reason you actually do decide to invest in infrastructure, you get to fight local, city, county, AND state government for permits, taxes, etc.
Sometimes government good, sometimes government bad. Haha.
- a8da6b0c91d 12y agoThe point here is internet infrastructure is in no way a natural monopoly like sewage or water. The margins are plenty high and there's no physical problem having two or three competing physical networks most places. The only reason we don't have competing local networks is artificial entry barriers.
- supergeek133 12y agoI agree, but the financial barrier to entry is pretty high. Even if you remove the bureaucracy.