[sneak]

They can lie all they want; they are integrated with the government and they have no consequences for fraud.

I gave Cox over $2000 explicitly for unlimited data and still got nastygrams from them for uploading 4TB of my original digital photos to S3 for backup.

It’s effectively illegal to start new ISPs in America, that’s why this shit happens.

[kstrauser]

I would absolutely forward those to my state's public utilities commission.

[sgarland]

Who do you think the telcos are lobbying?

[kstrauser]

Then it’s extra important to remind the regulators that the telcos are blowing smoke up their ass. If they’re only hearing the telcos’ side, they might be under the mistaken impression that it’s the truth.

[sgarland]

You’re under the impression that the regulators give a shit about their constituents, rather than campaign donations.

[kstrauser]

I only have so much cynicism to go around. For my own mental health, I have to presume that at least some people in charge want to do the right thing, and I act accordingly.

[sneak]

Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[kstrauser]

I did for something analogous: https://honeypot.net/2024/04/08/i-fought-state.html