It’s worse - they are natural monopolies. I don’t need to run fiber to my house from 3 different ISPs any more than I want to run pipes from 3 different water supply companies. Utilities like electricity are already regulated with price controls and some semblance of democratic oversight. It’s time that internet hookups are too.
Emphatically agree. I’m not really anti-free-market, but in the absence of informed consumer choice, all you have is de facto monopolies.
It’s worse - they are natural monopolies. I don’t need to run fiber to my house from 3 different ISPs any more than I want to run pipes from 3 different water supply companies. Utilities like electricity are already regulated with price controls and some semblance of democratic oversight. It’s time that internet hookups are too.