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Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer" (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Will anyone actually buy this argument?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What costs to install equipment? Most homes are already wired for their services. The lines they roll out to new users are usually subsidized by taxes and running coax into a house is not that expensive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Doesn't stop them from charging.