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Art_from_Ark

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49. In Arkansas, at least, if you don't have a landline

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 07:43 PM

Oct 2013

it severely limits your broadband choices. I looked into 9 or 10 broadband companies for my mom, and only one of those did not require a landline telephone.

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Why is broadband more expensive in the US ? [View all] dipsydoodle Oct 2013 OP

Because we're sheople when it comes to communications. marble falls Oct 2013 #1

Because the corporations that write the laws made it so. marmar Oct 2013 #2

Yep ,,,,same reason drugs Cryptoad Oct 2013 #31

we have monopolies... spanone Oct 2013 #3

No we don't..... brooklynite Oct 2013 #5

political monopolies reddread Oct 2013 #7

oh yes we do... spanone Oct 2013 #8

good point, local search here steve2470 Oct 2013 #9

If by dozens, you mean two. progressoid Oct 2013 #28

Uh, no. jeff47 Oct 2013 #43

In Arkansas, at least, if you don't have a landline Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #49

You need to differentiate wired and wireless ehrnst Oct 2013 #12

Yep, developing countries never went through a wired phase sammytko Oct 2013 #23

Answered three years ago, hasn't really changed... JHB Oct 2013 #4

"the phone company, which uses older telephone lines" BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #15

they will replace aged infrastructure cabling with wireless reddread Oct 2013 #16

Fiber optic cables aren't widespread except for cities. Dash87 Oct 2013 #21

?????? Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #46

80.7% of the U.S. population lives in cities (and metro areas) BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #50

Interesting. Does Comcast also update the connection to houses? Dash87 Oct 2013 #55

FiOS isn't widely available even today. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #42

I live in a hi-rise and literally just got a notice on my door today BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #53

+1 jsr Oct 2013 #22

Because private companies are allowed to make their own rules. Mass Oct 2013 #6

How is Magic Jack working these days? DebJ Oct 2013 #26

It works well for us. I use it to call both the States and Europe, and we have no problems and it Mass Oct 2013 #27

thanks DebJ Oct 2013 #29

I've run into problems when calling another VoIP service. jeff47 Oct 2013 #44

I use Basic Talk xmas74 Oct 2013 #51

I wish we the people could come up with a way to get free, or minimal-cost xfundy Oct 2013 #10

Would the employees paychecks decrease also? sammytko Oct 2013 #24

That great republican theme "PRIVATIZATION" liberal N proud Oct 2013 #11

Part and parcel of Saint Ronnie's divestiture to escape the socialist dangers of universal access. freshwest Oct 2013 #17

++++++ fadedrose Oct 2013 #19

All of the above. seabeckind Oct 2013 #13

Addendum seabeckind Oct 2013 #14

+1 Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #45

The free market ain't free OLDMDDEM Oct 2013 #18

It's also much slower. Dash87 Oct 2013 #20

Tell me about it spinbaby Oct 2013 #30

this past week were some interesting hearings carried on cspan dembotoz Oct 2013 #25

Why is medical care so expensive compared to peer nations? davekriss Oct 2013 #32

Related Sam Sam Seder Majority Report podcast from February... JHB Oct 2013 #33

While I would love for my broadband Internet to be less expensive, NCTraveler Oct 2013 #34

3g and 4g access also JCMach1 Oct 2013 #35

Because we're more free. beerandjesus Oct 2013 #36

Because it's not government subsidized and our taxes are lower... bobclark86 Oct 2013 #37

Density? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #38

Corruption. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #39

Because "Maximizing Shareholder Value", that's why. nt lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #40

Similar thing for outside urban areas. mwooldri Oct 2013 #41

Because . . . Freedom! Lex Oct 2013 #47

Because the lawyers and the lobbyists working for ... lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #48

Who do you think pays the salary of the M$M kings and queens? Rex Oct 2013 #52

Because we are a Corporate welfare state. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #54