Subj : Re: Library access
To   : Bob Worm #81
From : Weatherman
Date : Sun Mar 24 2024 09:39 am


BW> I think most of the really awful pricing I've heard about was in big
BW> cities where lobbying has allowed the incumbent to essentially get
BW> competition banned giving them a monopoly.

Yes, that is exactly what happens.  It also happens at a micro level in some 
rental properties where they have an "exclusive agreement" with one carrier 
only giving them a monopoly and you get horrible pricing as a result.

BW> Then you have Northern Ireland, where fibre to the home covers 95% of the
BW> population...
BW> Luckily I'm on net for Openreach & Virgin so I have a choice, but I just
BW> buy a 74Mbps service from a cheap provider over the Openreach fibre.

For business connections around the states, there is a term called "Last Mile 
Connectivity".  Basically where only (1 or 2) providers have fiber or some type 
of connectivity to the organization.  You can use a 3rd party that will then 
use a different provider for "the last mile".  

In many cases, doing that you get better pricing than if you went with the 
company that actually owns the last mile.  Strange, but that is often the 
result.

I have not heard of that practice in the residential world.  In the states you 
are considered lucky if you have just two different options.  Some only have 
one and get the worst pricing and options.

- Mark

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