Net Neutrality Paradigm Shift

[MerlinusCDXX]

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Any figures on just how many people don't have any choice?


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CR

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Myself, for one, although, to be fair, in most areas it isn't "no choice", but, rather, a highly limited choice between two monopolies with approximately equal technological capability at the "industry standard" level, and various "technologically challenged" (non-) competitors. My example; I have the choice between my cable company (monopoly), and the phone company's DSL service (another monopoly). Of the "lower tier" options, I could use dial-up (horribly outdated) or satellite internet (which has horrible upload speeds and is ridiculously overpriced in this area.). It's like this in most US telecom markets that aren't tied to the Government, the financial sector, or the entertainment industry, but there are some exceptions for a few very large cities without the aforementioned ties. As was mentioned earlier about the choices most US residents have (in the quoted article), it's not so much that you have no choices, it's that, of the choices you do have, the only viable ones are with monopolies in their respective primary fields (telephone and cable). It's more an illusion of choice.