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[–] [email protected] 116 points 21 hours ago (18 children)

I don’t need wireless 1Gbps around town.

I need reliable 100kbps when I’m out in the boonies.

Fixing coverage gaps is not sexy but is way more useful.

[–] deranger 8 points 20 hours ago (14 children)

I don’t need wireless 1Gbps around town.

Lots of us live in areas with no broadband competition, more options is a good thing. I personally wouldn’t use wireless broadband but if they can bring prices down through competition I’m all for it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 20 hours ago (13 children)

The solution to which is broadband competition.

[–] wildbus8979 10 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

No, actually the solution is broadband nationalisation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

I like nationalising industries, but here in France, privatizing France Telecom made Internet and phone prices much lower.

[–] wildbus8979 3 points 18 hours ago

Only because it is highly regulated. The FAIs have to allow everyone access to the network. Free wouldn't exist if it wasn't for that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

A part is thanks to free (the company) refusing to oligopole up the prices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

True, but nothing was stopping the public company from lowering their prices and improving their service.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

You mean in the like nineties?

But how could they fight against the state controlled monopoly making stuff like this !

Jk, fun times actually

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

That’s just another monopoly. How much do you trust your government?

[–] wildbus8979 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

I pay the cheapest electricity of all of the OECD, and rake in billions every year that is reinvested in society. Thank supply side Jesus for publically owned monopolies.

How's that competition going with the Texas grid? You people are so fucking brainwashed that you think the shareholders have your best interests at heart.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You rake in billions every year...?

[–] wildbus8979 2 points 17 hours ago

Society does indeed. Hydro Quebec gives back something like $3B a year that is reinvested into various government services.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago
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