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I like nationalising industries, but here in France, privatizing France Telecom made Internet and phone prices much cheaper.

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wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Only because it is highly regulated. The FAIs have to allow everyone access to the network. Free wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for that.

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Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
A part is thanks to free (the company) refusing to oligopole up the prices.

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- SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  True, but nothing was stopping the public company from lowering their prices and improving their service.
  
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  - Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    You mean in the like nineties?
    
    But how could they fight against the state controlled monopoly making stuff like this !
    
    Jk, fun times actually
    
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