Subj : Re: Library access
To   : Weatherman #1
From : Bob Worm #81@137.Wwivnet
Date : Sun Mar 24 2024 04:56 pm


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

Yup, that's pretty common here. Openreach were spun off to manage the last  
mile stuff so inherited basically nationwide reach from the old British  
Telecom network. The last mile stuff is pretty cheap so business and  
residential providers use it - you can buy BT retail broadband over Openreach  
fibre but it's not the cheapest. Thanks to legislation the whole thing has to  
be open, even down to pulling fibres through Openreach ducts (where there is  
room).
Multi tenant buildings do the same thing here - building owner gets punted a  
couple of grand for exclusivity, tenants get rinsed for awful Internet at  
bandit prices and can't do a thing about it. These days it tends to get out  
via reviews, etc, so maybe it will reduce a bit.

BobW
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