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"The cost of broadband is expensive, the customer service has been exceptionally poor, and the rate of innovation very slow. These are hallmarks of an anti-competitive market," says Josh Stager, senior counsel at New America's Open Technology Institute.

Sanders' Justice Department could start by invoking the Sherman and Clayton Acts, laws that define monopolies and certain business practices as illegal. They would have the precedent to go after any cable giant that is believed to be engaging in anti-competitive activity, says Stager.

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Chattanooga, Tenn. has long been pointed to as the role model. In 2010, the city built a fiber optic network that boasts a speed of 1-gigabit per second, turning the city into an Internet service provider. Sanders wants to see that model replicated in other cities.

"These have been very successful in rural and underserved areas, but there are actually many urban broadband deserts as well. [Municipally-owned providers] are extremely fast, reliable, and cheap," says Stager, adding that cable giants "are probably overcharging us in urban areas for far worse services."

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https://fortune.com/2019/12/09/bernie-sanders-internet-bills-green-new-deal/