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Why are there no small ISPs doing this like in Eastern Europe? Is there some regulation forbidding doing it commercially?
by monort 12y ago
Why are there no small ISPs doing this like in Eastern Europe? Is there some regulation forbidding doing it commercially?
- dragontamer 12y agoOn the contrary. The regulations of Eastern Europe make it easier for an ISP to startup. The startup ISPs in the US get destroyed by the local monopolies: Verizon and Comcast. Even Google Fiber is only getting an upstart because they're purchasing Municipal Wires, paid for by local citizens. The Free Market isn't magical, it has its limits.
- gojomo 12y agoThere are some! But it varies a lot by region. And there's been a lot of consolidation-of-providers wherever service is easier to provide. So where there are only a few hard-to-service households missed by the mainline services, or other local geographic/infrastructure challenges, there may be no local micro-ISPs/experts, and thus only extremely expensive custom options. That the author describes his residence by County, rather than some incorporated town/city, is a strong indicator that even though he's in the Seattle area, he's very possibly in a very low-density, rural area. He might even be on well-water and a septic-tank, rather than utility water/sewer.
- chrismcb 12y agoKitsap is across the Sound from Seattle, it is a fairly rural area. But as the author pointed out it has some nice views.