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by MrBuddyCasino 1232 days ago
> IIUC governments already introduce price caps for certain elements of this market but I think we could be doing more? Like mandating incumbents to implement open standards and subsidising their competitors?

This is a very dangerous path to go down. Direct price control by governments usually leads to unforeseen consequences and often to disaster. Mandating open standards is probably a good idea.