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Price-capped broadband on hold for New York State after judge rules telcos would 'suffer unrecoverable losses'

martinusher Silver badge

Re: What they actually meant:

When these subsidies were announced users found that the only plans that qualified for the subsidies were more expensive than the plans they were on anyway. These reports didn't make much of a splash because everyone just assumes that cable companies and telcos are rip off artists, they all exist to sell you a $200+ a month bill regardless of the actual service that you're getting.

There are signs that they may need to revise their operating practices. Wireless competitors are becoming viable -- TMobile has a plan that's a flat $60 a month amd S[aceX is causing enough disruption that some ISPs are trying to find legal grounds for them to be held back because of unfair competition.

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