No, those come after they gain a monopoly. Those regulations weren’t there when the “free market” turned them into a monopoly.
There are certain products and services that form a monopoly naturally when they operate in a free (or even relatively free) market. Those are referred to as “natural monopolies”, ISPs are among them.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Lol, so all the regulation protecting them is “natural”?
hperrin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No, those come after they gain a monopoly. Those regulations weren’t there when the “free market” turned them into a monopoly.
There are certain products and services that form a monopoly naturally when they operate in a free (or even relatively free) market. Those are referred to as “natural monopolies”, ISPs are among them.