> Would making internet a public utility just mean giving a government granted monopoly to one provider per region and forbidding anyone else from selling internet service?
Quite the opposite, generally. Many places legislate common access to the infrastructure, so a single provider runs the cables but any number of ISPs can compete to sell service on it.
This removes the primary barrier to entry for ISPs (last mile infrastructure) which allows for actual competition to take place.
Quite the opposite, generally. Many places legislate common access to the infrastructure, so a single provider runs the cables but any number of ISPs can compete to sell service on it.
This removes the primary barrier to entry for ISPs (last mile infrastructure) which allows for actual competition to take place.