[mje__]

In South Africa we have a government-run telco monopoly. We also have some of the shittiest, most expensive internet in the world.

At least with private enterprise you can choose the least bad option.

[dbpatterson]

Well, not usually in the US. The big internet providers usually section off areas, and they don't compete. So we get the worst of both worlds - a private (ie, unaccountable) monopoly.