• ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    1 month ago

    I heard a theory years ago, that the cellphone companies divided Canada up. Each company gets to be market leader in their region.

    Sounds very anti-competitive to me.

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      That’s exactly how cable works in the States, you only have one real choice depending on where you live. If you try and cancel over their atrocious service there’s a very real chance they’ll ask what other choices you think you have.

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        All the smart cable companies make most of their revenue from cable internet now; what remains of cable TV is propped up by a minority of older people who refuse to get with the times or relatively well-off folks who just don’t care.

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          Me, constantly telling my dad he doesn’t need to spend $300 a month to be brainwashed by mainstream media lmao

          Just brainwash yourself on YouTube 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world
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      Susan Crawford wrote on and talked about this (mis)handling of telecoms in the US context years ago, the government letting the companies divide regions up and ensure a lack of competition.

      My reading of the situation in Canada for internet and wireless is that it was a historical mix of:

      • lacking political will/interest to govern from day one
      • a policy of letting the free market run until it’s a major problem
      • follow the US lead for anything new
      • and support the (then) recently de-regulated incumbent (Bell) to dominate
      • give competitive advantages to Canadian companies vs allowing foreign competition even if it means worse outcomes for Canadian consumers (better to protect the Canadian economy from foreign interests than to ensure consumer best interests).