Why is broadband more expensive in the US ?

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6. Because private companies are allowed to make their own rules.

MY MIL pays 140 for TV + broadband. (we moved her to magic Jack for phone). There are all sorts of gimmicks on the bills, including taxes and equipment rentals that re simply ridiculous and make it impossible to check the bill. She is 93, so we cant mover her easily to online television, but we would if we could, frankly, because the cost is ridiculous, but there is no other choice in broadband.

We only have broadband. For the first year, we only paid $29. After one year, the discount disappears and we have to pay $49 (yikes). We have a Aereo contract at $8 a month for TV. When we called our broadband provider for TV contracts, the least expensive was $30 for a year moving to the same $49.99 after that. We said thanks but no thanks. We use magicJack for telephone as well.