Why would any given local ISP inherently be an abuser that mistreats its customers?

....profit?

>Instead of dismantling an abusive system, become an abuser! How logical.
But by providing a fair alternative, you'd dismantle said abusing system <:thvnk:332928260004642827>

What prevents me from establishing a non-profit ISP?

....cost?

....Did you know that Habitat for Humanity charges money for houses?

captilism my friend

It's obviously too expensive to just give people free houses but they build them and sell them at very low costs, effectively relying on donations to survive.

Furthermore, wouldn't there be a profit motive in filling an unfilled niche of "ISPs that don't fuck people over"?

Did you know that erecting a house with readily available materials is nowhere close to the level of complexity as wiring an area with the infrastructure to provide internet access?

Go to your community center and ask people in your area if they're interested in a fair alternative to your current isp. If you get enough people take a credit, maybe even get some state subvention. Build the lines to the next center and you're gucci.
You'd could extra credit by building them on lines instead of underground.

Indeed. Some towns already do this.

My town does it. And it sucks shit.

>company charges you more
>it happens to be a better service

I wonder why.

Why does it suck shit?
If you know you may support them.

Oh well. My state already passed a law basically reinstating NN, so I guess I'll be fine

Before gigabit became normal, it was very common for those to be better, but now they're lagging behind.

Indeed.

By the way, Washington state's net neutrality law is not going into effect immediately due to constitutional concerns.

That's nice.

I don't think you even understand what that means.

Inform me.

https://www.sonic.com/about-us#mission

based isp

$40 gigabit internuts

Basically they're not sure if the law is legal or not

the rest of you can eat ass

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I'm not exactly sure of how jurisprudence is in the region in regards to this

The Ninth Circuit tends to be very progressive on the internet, in the sense of federal power trumping state power.

So it's quite possible that, despite the fact they're the farthest-left federal judicial circuit, they'll rule that Washington violated the Constitution.

Dat fucking

It could reach the Supreme Court.

Cyberpunk trailer

Holy shit

I jizzed my shit

https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/sonic-isp-privacy/

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Indeed

I just wanna pay less than 70 bucks tbh because we dont really use any more than like 200Mbps at once