The Telecom Industry Is Very Mad Because The FCC MIGHT Examine High Broadband Prices::We’ve long noted how the FCC (regardless of party) largely ignores how muted competition and monopolization drives up prices for consumers. The agency often talks a good (if ambiguous) game about “bridging the digital divide,” but they don’t collect and share pricing data proving market failure, nor are they capable of admitting monopolies exist and…

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Kinda curious. Americans of lemmy: How much do you pay for internet?

    I’m up a bit north Eh. Paying cad$135 (usd~$99.50) monthly before tax for Gigabit with no data cap.

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          10 months ago

          Rents not bad (~$1300 w/ utilities ~750sq ft) but most stores are 5-10 min drive. Pretty close to perfect just wish it was in walkable neighborhood

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      I have symmetrical gigabit for $75/month. It was $65 but Centurylink decided to raise it randomly a few months ago with no warning. The notification that my bill would be going up came after the date they said it would be going up and after I received the increased bill. No data cap though and no extra bullshit fees.

      The alternative is through Wave that would not be symmetrical and would come with a cap.

    • Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      You’re going to get numbers all over the place lol.

      I’m $70 for a gig up and down. My parents are $150 for 150mb down and either 15mb or 25mb up. They also have a 1 gig soft cap before getting throttled.

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      oof getting robbed, Rogers has gigabit for around 80CAD if you negotiate with them. Assuming you’re in a city with them