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> you're either going to piggyback off of someone like Comcast

That was the solution in Canada to generate competition, as the laying of cables was subsidized already, it was never a free market, as I'm sure the telecom industry in the US was hardly a free market... not sure why it's such a crazy idea.

Why not focus on creating the basis for competition instead of centrally managing the intricacies of business... which has historically further limited competition.

And if two companies engage in monopolistic practices, such as colluding to offer the same packages, that should be the domain of antitrust courts.




> not sure why it's such a crazy idea.

It's not a _crazy_ idea (many have proposed such an idea) it's just not _possible_ in the United States in most areas.




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