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by Retric 1616 days ago
Modern Cellular and Starlink are actually bringing some real competition. For the average consumer a Tablet with unlimited data on any major network crushes DSL’s speeds and cost. Starlink is still rolling out, but I suspect it will keep cell networks honest and they both will end up keeping wired ISP’s honest.
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Its worth mentioning that both LEO & WISP are explicitly not include in net neutrality provisions. That being said any net neutrality provisions outside of CA is kind of up in the air right now so I don't know if that really matters.
This is a good point; if I recall, the Sirius/XM merger was allowed to proceed because, even though that created a monopoly in satellite radio, they were competing in a broader landscape.