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Cable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer" (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 8 months ago by Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Will anyone actually buy this argument?

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[-] Im_old@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months 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.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

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

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