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Cicada

(4,533 posts) Wed Nov 22, 2017, 02:36 AM Nov 2017

How consumers can save net neutrality

If one provider of internet connection has a contract requiring them to practice net neutrality then I will sign up with them. Wouldn’t they have an advantage. And if they also provided cell phone and cable TV in a bundle wouldn’t people prefer them? Wouldn’t Google roll out net neutral internet service in the 100 biggest cities pronto? Wouldn’t they expand into other businesses operated by ATT if ATT tried to kill net neutrality? What if Facebook Amazon Google Apple Microsoft adopted efforts to strike the profits of ATT?

Isn’t there some way we can fight these bastards trying to steal the internet from us?

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How consumers can save net neutrality (Original Post) Cicada Nov 2017 OP

Isp companies have legal monopolies in most of their areas. Kablooie Nov 2017 #1

Drat. What about wireless? Cicada Nov 2017 #2

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)

1. Isp companies have legal monopolies in most of their areas.

Reply to Cicada (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:04 AM

Nov 2017

Their lobbiests wrote laws that prevent other companies from competing.
I think the logic was that whoever paid to install the lines can control who can use the lines so your isp can prevent other companies from using your internet cables. A company like Google would have to rewire each community.

In France the law prevents the owner of the lines from blocking others. They can charge a fee but The price is regulated.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

2. Drat. What about wireless?

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:17 AM

Nov 2017

Can’t google beam super WiFi from 45 rooftops cutting their rewiring costs dramatically? Can’t they just buy damned Southern Pacific to get clear routes into cities and then beam from those rooftops into homes?

Talk me down here dude, I’m in need of peace.

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