PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month agoBig loss for ISPs as Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to $15 broadband lawarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoWorth noting that they wouldn’t exist at all without eminent domain to run the cables. They’re inherently public infrastructure no matter how they present themselves.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoHonestly the government should just rent the back end infrastructure.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoI’m definitely on team “eminent domain the cables back”. None of them have used the privilege for the benefit of the public.
Worth noting that they wouldn’t exist at all without eminent domain to run the cables.
They’re inherently public infrastructure no matter how they present themselves.
Honestly the government should just rent the back end infrastructure.
I’m definitely on team “eminent domain the cables back”. None of them have used the privilege for the benefit of the public.