Gatekeepers

Fragment 9 (Documentary)

Here’s a really cool approach to addressing the Net Neutrality / internet disaster . . .

A mockumentary/documentary from 2012, to “get rid of the internet”

In 2012, I was dispatched to help the big ISPs to figure out how to sell their vision for a “faster,” “cleaner” internet. Six months later I produced this report — and leaked it to the world. Learn more and take action: http://www.theinternetmustgo.com

Fragment 6

ELI5: Why is there $15 250MBS internet in ROMANIA but so expensive in other country even compared to USA
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Comments:

‘m from Romania and I think that the competition between providers also contributes to this. The bigger the city, the better and cheaper the internet is.

Exactly. Even though there are multiple cable companies in the US, there is no competition. The big cable companies have agreements with each other on what they will charge and then raise their rates after a year. There is no incentive for them to charge less, or offer higher speeds. This is why people are so excited for Google fiber so that the big cable companies will actually have some competition.

EDIT: it’s actually more about local monopolies. It’s difficult for a cable