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by danielnaab 4235 days ago
I agree, we need service providers to unbundle. It's an abuse of network ownership to extend that control into monopolies/duopolies on network services, be it internet service, phone, or television.

But it seems apparent to me that what we really need is more publicly owned networks, at the very least on the local level. Let ISPs and other service providers (phone, television, etc) compete for the consumer over open fiber networks in the same way cab companies compete over publicly owned roads. Fund the networks with taxes on network service providers, and provide federal subsidies for rural networks.