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  • Jerkface@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    5 months ago

    Some cities have municipal internet service, which they are able to provide at a much, much lower rate than commercial options. Here’s one example of a resident in Lafayette, La. They would on average pay $73.10 annually on the municipal network, versus $690.87 annually on a private network. The same article also shows much lower average rates for commercial networks when they have to compete with public services.

    So yeah, it’s just greed.