[xyst]

Story was reported on in 2020, during the peak of the lockdowns as well.

We truly fucked ourselves by giving these national ISPs so much power. In return, they abuse us, they collude to make sure other ISPs do not compete against each other to justify high prices and low bandwidth, and hire lobbyists to implement/push stupid laws in various states to prevent municipal ISPs (eg, Texas).

[lotsofpulp]

Voters should be demanding their local governments roll out fiber as a utility like Chattanooga, TN.

[brewdad]

I have a solid fiber service from a private company but my town is also building out a municipal fiber network. I’m bummed because the latest expansion zone stopped about 100 yards from my house and they won’t be doing the rest of my street until 2027. Like I said, I already have a pretty good service but muni fiber would save me almost $400 a year for the same speeds and reportedly the same or better reliability.

[verisimi]

> We truly fucked ourselves by giving these national ISPs so much power.

Why did you give them so much power? Maybe you should have asked questions, drawn up better agreements.

[drdaeman]

Is agreement negotiation even a thing in B2C nowadays, especially with any larger companies? I thought it’s all non-negotiable take-or-leave.