[theyeenzbeanz]

Comcast lobbied so hard to get our local mileage for fiber expansion voted down. When it passed, they suddenly decided they’re going to spend 6 figures worth of money to expand their own fiber backdown (they’re not even to the house). Its amazing when corporations will spend more money fighting something than actually implementing said thing.

[rolobio]

I’ve had fiber at my house from day one provided by a local ISP. Comcast came in and buried their own fiber lines (years later) for all the houses in my neighborhood. Soon after, my ISP bumped my speed and lowered my monthly bill.

We desperately need more competition. It’s the only thing that actually lowers prices.

Also, I will happily pay higher prices to never pay for Comcast again. So they won’t see a penny from me.

[troupo]

> We desperately need more competition. It’s the only thing that actually lowers prices.

Unless it's a deep pocketed behemoth coming and stomping out local competition because they can afford to lose money on price dumping.

Though I agree with the general idea of the competition.

[xnx]

Corporate ISPs take the same approach to community ISPs as they do to unions. Any hint of their existence must be crushed immediately and forcefully regardless of cost. If community ISPs (or unions) succeed, it shows what is possible.

[fragmede]

when you can simplify things down to a number on a spreadsheet, it's a simple math equation. It doesn't make sense if you step back and look at what's actually best, but money warps everything it touches.

[yourapostasy]

> money warps everything it touches.

I wonder what would happen if money transactions frame dragged transaction metadata along with the money. Today, the money is public data, but the far more interesting transactional metadata exchange is a hyper-fragmented market.

[vasco]

6 figures? For a single house or?

[catlikesshrimp]

He explained himself in the last sentence

>"Its amazing when corporations will spend more money fighting something than actually implementing said thing."