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Re: Freebox sucks That, my friend, has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion. The fact is, and I've said it many times, that France has enabled competition to flourish in broadband, and as a result sees higher broadband speeds at lower prices. In the US, we were leading France by miles about 10 years ago, and now we're total laggards. Now, put aside your anti French feelings, and look at what we can learn from them. Of course, it's all futile since we're now saddled with a duopoly around the country. Hopefully, some wireless technology will break that duopoly but I'm not holding my breath. | |
 menumorutBE an American.
join:2005-07-04
Queens Village, NY
2 edits | Grass is not always greener on the other side.
Because I pay 10€/month for 1Mb + national calls for the first year does not make it a advanced nation in broadband.
The problem is that in the France -(Police State) and most of the EU states things are easier and simpler to control.
Don´t think that France Telecom has not tried the same dirty tactics that any national US ILEC has tried (more so).
Look up the fine Telefonica (Spanish ISP) just received from EU.
There are places in the sticks where telephone is provided by a service powered by GSM cellular.
Even as I am, living in the heart of a small city and I am at the limit of my loop length.
There is no real competition in EU.
There is the old monopoly that rents the local loop to virtual ISP´s (with very few exceptions)
My honest opinion that Europe with its socialistic system could/should be more advanced that they are now.
Don´t believe anything that sounds sensationalistic.
Applying the same rule, if anyone can purchase hand guns in America means that all New Yorkers are legally packing???
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