Comment on Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer"

BudgieMania@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Im_old@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  For what I understand, a lot of places in US have only a single provider available, so no competition. And when towns try to run their own broadband infrastructure they get sued by Internet companies.

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  • BudgieMania@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    broadband? Isn't this specifically about cable TV, not Internet communication?

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  • Num10ck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    luckily theres also 5G wireless home internet and starlink, usually also telecom land options as well.

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• afunkysongaday@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yet another problem the free market will surely solve aaaaany minute now.

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• BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You mean the one other provider in the area? They raised prices too because it’s be easier to pump existing customers for more than entice people to switch.

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