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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Can't speak to Comcast's evils, but I call my ISP once a year to ask about my speeds and bill. Just got bumped from 200/20 to 1000/?, with a $10 discount. I'm on the edge of town, not technically rural, but close enough.

Not sure the answer to the monopoly thing, but I used to be an internet cable guy, so I can speak to the complexity of having 2 providers where there was only one. The costs are staggering.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not sure the answer to the monopoly thing,

    • make it a publicly owned and operated municipal utility
    • make the "last mile" publicly owned infrastructure and private service providers can connect to the data center that connects the last mile
    • require that the company who owns and maintains the last mile can not also be a service provider over that last mile infrastructure

    The last one is how Texas handles the power grid, so it would need a real regulatory body making sure the private last mile infrastructure is actually maintained, unlike the Texas power grid.

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