Comcast/Verizon/Time Warner Internet Monopolies?

[jasg]

@Justin_Bailey

DSL competes with Cable and FIOS.
FIOS competes with DSL and Cable.
Cable competes with DSL and FIOS.

It doesn’t matter that they’re not EXACTLY the same. They’re functionally the same.

Well, in 1979, my Anderson-Jacobsen 110 baud modem was also functionally the same…

I’ve had two different DSL providers, Comcast HSI and now FiOS. DSL just cannot compete - so the only real competition is in the FiOS service areas, which are few and far between.

Back to the OP, HSI is local monopoly in most areas.

[Justin_Bailey]

@jasg

Well, in 1979, my Anderson-Jacobsen 110 baud modem was also functionally the same…

No, it’s not. A modem is a low speed Internet connection. It is not the same as an “always on” high speed Internet connection.