Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
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Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#2For those who think this is going to be an anti-government regulation, libertarian orthodoxy type article, here's the tl;dr:
"government regulators who have forced more competition"
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#3The most interesting part in that is that in the UK, both Verizon and AT&T were strong and public proponents of local loop unbundling. When asked about it for the US, they say it is terrible and will hurt consumers.
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#4I'm mentioning this from a point of complete ignorance but why can't this sort of proposal be used for cable operators as well (both for broadband and television)? Getting to choose from several competitors on who gets my tv and broadband service would I expect create better plans than the current "pay for 100 channels but only use 3" that most if not all US consumers currently get.
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#5On one hand, more government regulation brings things like Sarbanes-Oxley. On the other hand, you get faster, cheaper Internet access, and arguably more jobs from that.
This is why I cannot bring myself to identify with a political party.
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#6For those who think this is going to be an anti-government regulation, libertarian orthodoxy type article, here's the tl;dr: "government regulators who have forced more competition"
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Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#7I'm mentioning this from a point of complete ignorance but why can't this sort of proposal be used for cable operators as well (both for broadband and television)? Getting to choose from several competitors on who gets my tv and broadband service would I expect create better plans than the current "pay for 100 channels but only use 3" that most if not all US consumers currently get.
I agree. The only choice we have now is cable vs netflix.
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#8It blows my mind that anyone in a startup community, which is all about creating value and making good investments, would suggest that the government tax him (!) and invest in broadband infrastructure instead of that person investing in it himself.
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#9The most interesting part in that is that in the UK, both Verizon and AT&T were strong and public proponents of local loop unbundling. When asked about it for the US, they say it is terrible and will hurt consumers.
That's because everyone justifiably hates BT, rather than it made sense.
Re: Why is European broadband faster and cheaper? Blame the government
#10For those who think this is going to be an anti-government regulation, libertarian orthodoxy type article, here's the tl;dr: "government regulators who have forced more competition"
... after creating monopolies in the first place