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Labour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UK

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Re: Labour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UK

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Post by cyborgx7 »

robjan wrote: post #3

Since there are multiple competing fibre companies, won't nationalising one company and offering "the fastest fibre free to all" bankrupt all of the other companies?

And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?

Re: Labour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UK

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Post by ablation »

cyborgx7 wrote: post #4
robjan wrote: post #3

Since there are multiple competing fibre companies, won't nationalising one company and offering "the fastest fibre free to all" bankrupt all of the other companies?

And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?

At a guess, I would hazard the thousands of people who would become unemployed? And not all be able to immediately go and work for the 'British Broadband Corporation'? That's one negative side effect.

Re: Labour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UK

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Post by sjoebergco »

cyborgx7 wrote: post #4
robjan wrote: post #3

Since there are multiple competing fibre companies, won't nationalising one company and offering "the fastest fibre free to all" bankrupt all of the other companies?

And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?

*cheapest fiber for free

Re: Labour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UK

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Post by cyborgx7 »

ablation wrote: post #5
cyborgx7 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?

At a guess, I would hazard the thousands of people who would become unemployed? And not all be able to immediately go and work for the 'British Broadband Corporation'? That's one negative side effect.

So we should have worse, more expensive internet instead, to keep people in positions that aren't necessary? That seems like a terrible idea. Presumably a Labour Manifesto with this policy in it, would also include a bunch of provisions for unemployed people.

Re: Labour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UK

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Post by cyborgx7 »

sjoebergco wrote: post #7
cyborgx7 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And it would lead to everybody having the fastest fibre for free. What is wrong with bankrupting companies that aren't needed anymore?

*cheapest fiber for free

I was using the words of the comment I responded to. If the fibre was of inferior quality, that would be the space for other companies to compete in.
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