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Old 12-04-2017, 03:55 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Fetish Gimp View Post
If you live in the USA, can you tell me how many broadband providers exist in your area?

If you're lucky there's three, and if there are more I can almost certainly guarantee that they're resellers.

You see, that "free market" argument works when it's an industry where there is one. That's not the case in telecommunications because of the humongous entry costs.

So, you'll be at the mercy of whatever ISPs in your area decide you'll be paying, and what websites they'll package for you.

So your "free market" argument is, as your presence is on this board, utterly meaningless
I live in Europe.

If the prices go too high, the suppliers lose customers. So you are protected. Making it too high for porn would close Tubes.

The free market has a habit of regulating prices according to demand.

Are you afraid that you can't sell your product without giving it away?
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