• hansl@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Nah, just allow communities to build their local infrastructure. Trust me. You don’t need to threaten the status quo, just allow the market to compete.

    Every town where local fiber is available, Comcast and Spectrum suddenly have cheaper and more reliable service. It’s magical.

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      7 months ago

      I mean yeah that’s what monopolies do. They eliminate competition by either buying it out or lowering their prices/improving service to drive them out of business so they can then raise prices again. Just cause a small company can come in and make things better while they’re able to be around doesn’t mean we shouldn’t go after these monopolies and cut them down so they can’t have this power.

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        7 months ago

        Municipal broadband is not a small company though. It’s a cooperative owned by residents.

        And in many states it’s actually illegal. Which makes no sense.