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0 pointsslovette9y ago0 comments

Given that most of their markets are places where they hold a significant monopoly, I'd say it's not crazy to think they could do this and win a few battles...

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hansthehorse9y ago· 1 in thread

I think it much more likely they will be moving to packaging the web like they package cable television. This way they can charge both ends of the transaction, the company providing the service and the customer of that service.

slovetteOP9y ago

This is assuming data and the way we all receive it is continually treated the same as content delivery over a single pipe. Hint hint.. it's not and a bigger hint is look at what ALL the major ISP's are doing with their spare change at the moment.

The internet is migrating to the edge and ISP's are going to go away.

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