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submitted 9 months ago by leraje to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 9 months ago

The problem with the government being an ISP is that they are very slow to change. Every 10 years or so we are seeing a massive change in internet speed. This would be hard for a government to keep up with.

Why would likely happen is that the government would award a contract with one single company which would be terrible for a lot of things.

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I remember 15ish years ago when a bunch of new community fiber products started launching with cheap gigabit service in a few towns and we were all so sure it was going to be a revolution. The ISPS were going NUTS with how impossible it would be to compete.

Guess they're right since now I pay $80/month for the privilege of AT&T to deliver 500mbps service to me using their incredibly, incredibly bad gateway hardware that cannot be replaced. But hey, at least I'm not spending $5 more per month to have Comcast, my other option who is even worse and no faster. My state protected me from the evil of a community ISP and left me with this turd sandwich instead.

ISPs are going to be very slow to change indeed because they are not competitive. Free market competition only causes fast iteration where it exists.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 9 months ago

Well fiber has hit my area quickly just like 5G. Its very fast and cheap. That same $80 will buy you fiber with unlimited data (Gigabit speeds)

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That same $80 is fiber. Cable costs... the same. But tell me more about how the free market is coming to my rescue.

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