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<<Begin Rant>>
For almost five years now, the neighborhood a quarter of a mile away from me has been able to enjoy cable internet from our local, and only, provider. Meanwhile, I've had to settle for second rate brodband from DirecWAY (now Hughes Net), and now I get my broadband from a local small business that transmits via radio waves. Neither of these alternatives are even half the speed of the cable internet that others enjoy. I may get 1,600 kbps down, while my cousin with cable gets 10,000 kbps down. I called the cable company since our land butts up against the neighborhood that gets cable and they said it would cost around $8,000 to run cable a quarter of a mile. The government makes it so that no other cable competitors can enter the area, and there is no initiative for the current company to get my business unless I drop a ton of money. It's time to start getting some competition into the cable internet industries. It's time to deregulate the industry. It's time to have more than one cable provider in any given area. It's time to end this government enforced anti-competitive activity. Rates will drop, and more people will be able to enjoy truly high-speed internet.
<< End Rant>>
For almost five years now, the neighborhood a quarter of a mile away from me has been able to enjoy cable internet from our local, and only, provider. Meanwhile, I've had to settle for second rate brodband from DirecWAY (now Hughes Net), and now I get my broadband from a local small business that transmits via radio waves. Neither of these alternatives are even half the speed of the cable internet that others enjoy. I may get 1,600 kbps down, while my cousin with cable gets 10,000 kbps down. I called the cable company since our land butts up against the neighborhood that gets cable and they said it would cost around $8,000 to run cable a quarter of a mile. The government makes it so that no other cable competitors can enter the area, and there is no initiative for the current company to get my business unless I drop a ton of money. It's time to start getting some competition into the cable internet industries. It's time to deregulate the industry. It's time to have more than one cable provider in any given area. It's time to end this government enforced anti-competitive activity. Rates will drop, and more people will be able to enjoy truly high-speed internet.
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