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another_new_username t1_j5unnq8 wrote

This kind of pisses me off. I have one option for my electric company, one for water and gas, one ISP, etc., so I can get gouged, but god forbid some multi million dollar company has to pay an extra 6 cents to have an ad shown.

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blibblub t1_j5vd2b1 wrote

Your electric, water, gas company are highly regulated. They can’t just raise your rates unless there’s good reason and they need permission often. Your ISP choices should be more than one.. if not you can get satellite, fios etc.

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Banana42 t1_j5wn6eb wrote

"Good reason." Privately owned utilities are a sham

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mauginra t1_j5xajuz wrote

The "good reason" is that if there were multiple companies in one area, since they are private, they wouldn't share telephone poles, water mains, sewage systems, gas lines... the list goes on. Each company would have their own, and it would be a mess.

I agree that it would be better to have a socialized utility system, but if it's private, it is actually better to have one highly regulated company.

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ForGoodies t1_j5xlmjz wrote

in what city is there more than one provider providing adequate speeds

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blibblub t1_j5zpod3 wrote

I don't know about the rest of the country. I do know in my city.

At my house I had spectrum and switched over to FIOS. I also have the option for Directv. So that's 3 providers. I don't know how good Directv would be though since its satellite but both spectrum and FIOS are super fast.

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PineBarrens89 t1_j5viyyj wrote

Those are natural monopolies. You wouldn't want multiple companies digging pipes under your house and being able to supply you with water.

That would make things much more expensive.

That's why things like water/electric are highly regulated.

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DarkWasp14 t1_j5vxy0n wrote

Would you be open to making the internet a utility like a landline? It’s certainly vital and important for everyday life now.

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Kayman42 t1_j5vyfdo wrote

Internet access should absolutely be regulated like the vital utility it is.

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Sporesword t1_j5wd4c1 wrote

ISPs are not natural monopolies they are the result of bullshit backroom deals.

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Ayjayz t1_j5wep71 wrote

Has this ever been observed? Has a free market ever led to a natural monopoly happening? It seems like all of the time, the government says that something is a natural monopoly and then creates an artificial monopoly.

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SIGMA920 t1_j5x4ybs wrote

Yes. See ISPs, any kind of utility like electricity, and anything on a state to state scale. On that scale it's not cheap and it's the main problem with them having competition.

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Ayjayz t1_j5y4ae8 wrote

Has this been observed? Or are you guessing?

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SIGMA920 t1_j5yx2z7 wrote

Yes. The cost of building out networks for an ISP is cost-prohibitive even when you have everything going for you for example. You don't see 5 different pipes being dug by 5 different water companies, .etc .etc.

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Ayjayz t1_j60b56p wrote

Can you give an example, then? Which countries had a natural monopoly before the government intervened?

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SIGMA920 t1_j60dhdk wrote

Countries? What does the country matter when it comes to an industry being a natural monopoly?

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Ayjayz t1_j60dykv wrote

You tell he. You're the one claiming that natural monopolies exist. Which countries or industries have had natural monopolies, and in what regions and industries? What real-world evidence are you basing your belief on?

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aaramini t1_j5v3t4w wrote

Except that you're pretty much always connected and Google is pretty much always violating your privacy and raping your data, which you gave away for free

Big tech can eat my a$$

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another_new_username t1_j5vy2y8 wrote

My complaint isn't that Google shouldn't take an L, it's that the only time someone has to take one is when it affects someone with money.

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aaramini t1_j5v87ay wrote

downvoted by Google shills? these are well known facts.

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eskimobrother319 t1_j5yrhqs wrote

>multi million dollar company has to pay an extra 6 cents to have an ad shown.

I think it’s more of the millions of small but being ripped off

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