A true free market would only occur if the cable lines (Reply #14)

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Thu Dec 14, 2017, 11:34 PM

trc (641 posts)

14. A true free market would only occur if the cable lines

were opened to all carriers the way electric lines were. Then we would see multiple ISP's and costs would drop drastically. The difference however is that power companies were public utilities and therefor bad and wasteful but cable companies are private companies and therefor good and awesome.

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42 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am told we can go back to using local ISPs [View all]	wasupaloopa	Dec 2017	OP
Were already doing that.	onecaliberal	Dec 2017	#1
You mean a municipal broadband system? If you have one that is tremendous	hlthe2b	Dec 2017	#2
Did not know about it	wasupaloopa	Dec 2017	#7
Colorado has been on this for years..........	Bengus81	Dec 2017	#34
Yes, I've been posting on Fort Collins' experience slaying "Goliath"	hlthe2b	Dec 2017	#39
Most of America has little to no choice	Egnever	Dec 2017	#3
25mbps isn't enough speed?	NickB79	Dec 2017	#10
I am on a local co-op ISP and I only pay for 6MBps	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#12
Good lord $120 per month for 6mbps	Egnever	Dec 2017	#16
at least its fiber optic all the way. Yes it is outrageous.	JimBeard	Dec 2017	#18
It is outrageous	Ferrets are Cool	Dec 2017	#27
That's what COX wants here for gigabit service only	Bengus81	Dec 2017	#35
Not in a multi device household	Egnever	Dec 2017	#15
I grew up without DVDs or video cassettes, and only three usable television channels...	hunter	Dec 2017	#40
I pay $75	bathroommonkey76	Dec 2017	#20
25 would feel slow to me	Clarity2	Dec 2017	#29
Jesus...your getting a DEAL that's real for 39 bucks.....	Bengus81	Dec 2017	#36
Just checked	Clarity2	Dec 2017	#38
Most people don't have much of a choice for high-speed Internet.	subterranean	Dec 2017	#4
Where I live, there's no choice	Beakybird	Dec 2017	#5
There is one local server left where I live	CountAllVotes	Dec 2017	#6
My ISP/cable provider is RCN	meow2u3	Dec 2017	#8
I've been waiting for Google fiber for years...	ecstatic	Dec 2017	#9
yeah, no...	lapfog_1	Dec 2017	#11
What happens if you use your mobile phone as a wifi hotspot to stream and to connect devices?	Pachamama	Dec 2017	#19
Then you're dependent on your mobile carrier's policies...	regnaD kciN	Dec 2017	#22
My impression was TMobile wanted to do things different & even in teaming up w/ Netflix was trying	Pachamama	Dec 2017	#42
"pe" stands for provider edge FYI, not sure what "be" stands for in Comcast land	snooper2	Dec 2017	#25
It's a great opportunity	C_U_L8R	Dec 2017	#13
A true free market would only occur if the cable lines	trc	Dec 2017	#14
the internet doesn't work like that FYI	snooper2	Dec 2017	#24
People also think national borders are real	LanternWaste	Dec 2017	#28
I know, all those imaginary borders around the World confuse the fuck out of people	snooper2	Dec 2017	#31
We fortunately got a choice	frazzled	Dec 2017	#17
I use Verizon FiOS for work and stability. Only 3 outages in 7 years, and two were 15 minutes each.	TheBlackAdder	Dec 2017	#21
But, if you think Verizon isn't going to take advantage...	regnaD kciN	Dec 2017	#23
I didn't say that, not even hinted at that. I'm sure Verizon will be Verizon.	TheBlackAdder	Dec 2017	#30
My choices are Cablevision/Optimum or Verizon	crazycatlady	Dec 2017	#26
that's like giving up your cell phone and using walkie talkies instead	DBoon	Dec 2017	#32
None of the phone companies throttle MVNOs...	brooklynite	Dec 2017	#33
I only have one choice - Spectrum/TWC	LeftInTX	Dec 2017	#37
My local ISP got kicked out of the ISP business	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Dec 2017	#41

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