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and don't expect any price compe ion fiber among att, grandcom, twc, google.
Fiber will be a lot more expensive than cable, to protect the cable providers.
Grandecom is the same price, effectively NO price compe ion, aka, the "free market" myth
White House report says lack of compe ion barrier to broadband adoption
A group recently formed by President Barack Obama released a report today that asserted the high price of broadband, brought about by too few Internet service providers, is a major barrier to adoption that has left almost one-third of Americans unable to afford an Internet connection — findings that directly contradict assertions the telecommunication industry has made for years.
In its report, the Broadband Opportunity Council highlighted the inability of low-income families to afford the price of an Internet subscription as the primary reason that more than 25 percent of American households don’t have a broadband connection at home.
One of the primary reasons broadband prices are too expensive, the report notes, is because there is a lack of compe ion among Internet providers.
“Lowering barriers to deployment and fostering market compe ion can drive down price, increase speeds, and improve service and adoption rates across all markets,” according to the report.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/...eid=3b8f64cce8
A big driver of the cost is the bundling of 10s of unwatchable channels that would die tomorrow if they weren't financed by bundling.
and don't expect any price compe ion fiber among att, grandcom, twc, google.
Fiber will be a lot more expensive than cable, to protect the cable providers.
Last edited by boutons_deux; 09-22-2015 at 10:02 AM.
There will be compe ion. Google fiber offers their tv/internet for $130. I was spending $180 for ATT Uverse 24mb/u200 a month and that's nowhere near gigabit speeds. The ability for Google to offer those lower prices will drive down others to match it, which in effect is compe ion. even the 5/1 package Google offers for a one time setup fee is better than what others put out as a monthly package at the same speed.
"There will be compe ion."
you were getting screwed by ATT because of no compe ion
there will be no price compe ion in the cable group and the more expensive fiber group.
Just curious as to what you mean when you say "more expensive fiber group"
the group of companies (aka no-compei ion cartel) that will be selling fiber
What do you think would be a compe ive price for gigabit fiber internet, boutons?
what's a "compe ive price"?
cheese-eating surrender monkeys:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/20510...r-no-cost.html
So you're saying $50 a month is a compe ive price?
Now I know why I don't venture into the political forum to try and explain things to bou s. Bless his little heart for trying though.
sure, why not? Americans are so ing stupid, they bend over and accept getting screwed because, ya know, America is exceptional.
So how much would a full fiber rollout in San Antonio cost, roughly?
lot less than in heavily unionized, high-cost countries like France
btw, CPS already has an extensive fiber network, but "free market" TX Repugs made a LAW, a REGULATION that blocks CPS and others from Internet access market.
But how much?
a bunch
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