[ddavis]

> the private sector solves this by having competition.

And the ISPs fight like hell to simultaneously avoid competition and go in all together on lawsuits like https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/isps-sue-new-yor...

The idea that private competition will solve broadband internet problems in the US has been garbage for many, many years

[nitrogen]

>> the private sector solves this by having competition.

>The idea that private competition will solve broadband internet problems in the US has been garbage for many, many years

I live in an area that just rolled out a municipal last mile fiber network. I have two choices for ISP, one cable, one DSL.

Once that fiber is connected to my home though, I will have twenty choices for ISP. That is competition.

[brewdad]

And it took government intervention in order to allow for that competition.

[ghastmaster]

There is no denying that governments with nearly unlimited resources can provide services in areas that the private market doesn't exist. Individuals are not willing to pay the price that is required to provide service to rural areas. The municipal governments either take on debt or subsidize the cost with increased taxation.

ISPs indeed fight like hell to avoid competition. They take advantage of government mandated monopolies as well. There is no denying that corporations take advantage of government rules and regulation to gain a competitive edge. Any strict neoliberal should denounce this.